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My DH did a program like this 5 years ago and it was tough on us and we didn't have LOs at the time. He was gone 2-3 nights a week and had to dedicate at least one weekend day to studying or group meetings.

If you're motivated I'm sure it's doable but I'm glad he's finished with it. It was a lot of time both at class and on the weekends.

I did the NYU part-time MBA program a few years ago. It was 2 nights a week for class (6-9pm) and at least a day of studying/group meetings on the weekend. Besides the time management, I think the hardest part with a LO would be the group work. I found almost all MBA work had to be done in groups, and scheduling that time was very difficult, even with all of us living in Manhattan without kids. That being said, I think if you're really dedicated to doing it, anything is possible!

@Boheme: I didn't get to that point in classes but Dh completed a similar program at the same school a few years back and he had a few classes where he had group work and onsite team meetings! I'm hoping to do most of mine thru online classes

Not an MBA, but Im a full-time student in a department where I have a 16/hr+ a week commitment outside of classes. DH is also a full-time engineering student. Time management is definitely the biggest issue for me. It's not as bad as I thought though.

The one thing i'd be worried about is the group work. My BIL was in a part-time MBA program (he was working) and there was a lot of group work (depending on the class). I know it's doable because i have a friend who finished up her phD with two kids, but there's a little more flexibility there since there is no group work. Hopefully your DH's schedule is flexible and you have some back-up childcare if needed.

I think it really depends on how much work you need to do outside of class time. DH was working on his master's when we first moved in together and it was pretty detrimental to our relationship. I can't even imagine doing it with a child. He was in a computer engineering program and he's a slow reader. He had class one night a week and then had to spend every other weeknight reading or writing papers from the time he got home until it was time for bed. He would barely take a half hour to eat dinner some nights. And then he'd need at least one day on the weekend to spend several hours doing school work. So essentially he was spending at least 6, sometimes 7 days a week completely engrossed in school work (or in evening class). We barely got any time together and it was a huge strain on us.

Ultimately we decided he wouldn't finish the program. He's at the point in his career where he has so much experience a master's won't be beneficial, he just started it as something to do when he was single.

I did an MBA/MS program while working and it wasn't technically an "executive-MBA program" but was geared more towards working professionals (e.g., night/weekend classes; not a whole lot of tests you had to study for instead there were papers/projects). I can't imagine doing it with a child! I can barely get myself organized to just go to work (and I only do that 3/4 time).

I don't think it's impossible, but it won't be easy and you'll definitely be sacrificing sacred family time for it. You really have to determine if it's worth it to do. Is it going to help your career? Earn more money? FOr me, I don't really use anything I learned in school at my job, but I needed those letters after my name to get my job, so I guess it was worth it in that sense. If I could have gotten my job without it, I wouldn't have gotten the degrees because the ROI is very small for me right now.