We talked to a lot of companies and alums before rolling out this program, and there was uniform agreement that industry really needs a lot more (good) product managers.
One further observation was that Google, Facebook, Yelp, and likely other companies had their own internal programs for training product managers, in large part because of a mismatch in supply and demand.
So we believe that placement will be good and in high demand at prominent tech companies.
In terms of comparing the Master's of Product Management (MSPM) to MBAs, that's hard to say at this point. One of the big differences is that the MSPM has a stronger component in UX design and computer science than a typical MBA. It would also depend on what areas of business you specialize in your MBA, e.g. finance and marketing graduates would likely be viewed very differently from the MSPM graduates.
One further observation was that Google, Facebook, Yelp, and likely other companies had their own internal programs for training product managers, in large part because of a mismatch in supply and demand.
So we believe that placement will be good and in high demand at prominent tech companies.
In terms of comparing the Master's of Product Management (MSPM) to MBAs, that's hard to say at this point. One of the big differences is that the MSPM has a stronger component in UX design and computer science than a typical MBA. It would also depend on what areas of business you specialize in your MBA, e.g. finance and marketing graduates would likely be viewed very differently from the MSPM graduates.