The only problem would be out of state tuition. You would then have to wait 2 years before you would be able pay for Cali tuition rate.

Hope that helps a little bit.

The difference? The nature of the economies is very different in the 2 areas – high tech versus agriculture. Except for the basics, I think an MBA should provide specific training in the industries you are working in, and that schools DO reflect their local economies and needs in their MBA programs.

I also think another major value of any MBA program is the networking in the local economy or industry.

So for those 2 reasons I suggest waiting until you get to your destination, unless you are only interested in the very general aspects of the MBA.

Having been a hiring manager in Silicon Valley, I can tell you that a resume with a local MBA will be looked at differently then one with a NC MBA, even from equivalent level schools. By that I mean Stanford vs. Duke, or Berkeley vs UNC.

I am not saying the NC ones are worthless by any means, but I am saying that networking is very important in the Valley, and Stanford Business School is and always has been at the center of the onion if you choose to go the MBA path.

The school itself presents a brand that you are associated with, and you should be able to ask the admissions office at any school what the nature of that brand is to different people. If a business school can’t answer that, well, my opinion as a marketing manager is that the school probably needs to reconsider its mission immediately.

If you are not going to be in high tech, but maybe in agriculture or other CA industry, I am not sure if one MBA program across the country would be seen as positive or not, or if it would even matter.

Good luck!