I am planing to go for my MBA by distance learning and there are eight schools I'm really interested. They are Bellevue University, California State University Dominguez Hills, City University, Colorado State University, Morehead University, Oklahoma State University, University of Saint Francis and University of Dallas. I would like to hear peoples input on any of the above schools. Bo
The ones on the top of my list would be: Cal State Colorado Morehead Oklahoma The only reason I would choose these schools would be that they're AACSB accredited (Morehead is a candidate) The other four schools are fine, but IMHO if all else is equal you should go for the school that has the "perceived" higher level of quality.
I was partially correct. Cal State is also a candidate for AACSB accreditation see the link below http://www.aacsb.edu/Knowledgeservices/Omd2/Profile.asp?id=26630
You may also want to consider the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs, which offers a AACSB-accredited MBA online.
By far, the best school to get your DBA at is the school that the hiring manager that you interview with got his DBA at. Okay, it's not entirely a joke. The point is that an additional consideration is the local reputation of the school. Generally the more local the school is to your locale the better known and respected the school will be.
I have the book "The Best MBAs by Distance Learning" by John Bear. It says in the book that Calfornia State University Dominguez Hills has regional, AACSB and ACBSP accreditation. It also says in the book that University of Dallas has regional and AACSB accreditation.
Mistakes happen. As of right now, Cal State-Dominguez Hills is not AACSB-accredited. Check it out yourself at the AACSB website. That being said, as Tel pointed out, CSU-DH is a candidate for AACSB-accreditation. There is almost no doubt in my mind that they will eventually receive it, but the fact remains that they currently do not have it.
The University of Dallas is definitely not AACSB accredited. However, according to their website and several publications "they are a candidate for AACSB accreditation" This also is not the case. I checked with AACSB and was told that this school is not in candidacy. The link below verifies this: http://www.aacsb.edu/Knowledgeservices/Omd2/Profile.asp?id=13905
Is AACSB important to you? If not, then look at the requirements, course offerings, length of program, etc. My list would be Univ of Dallas Cal State Colorado
Hey, It's important to me that the degree is accredited, but I'm not exactly sure what are the benefits of having an MBA with AACSB accreditation? The schools that I'm most interested in are.... Univ of Dallas Cal State Colorado State City Univ By the way how good is City U? Out of all those schools City U is the one that I am least familiar with. Bo
As I posted in another thread, institutions can be members of the AACSB without being accredited by the organization. City U and the University of Dallas are AACSB members but are not AACSB accredited nor in candidacy at the present time (as far as I know). Quoting from the AACSB web site: "Membership does not confer AACSB accreditation and should not be interpreted as achieving accreditation."
I would say that most employers don't really know or otherwise care about AACSB accreditation. However, I've heard that it could be important if you want to teach at a college level.
CSU-DH accreditation: not AACSB but ACBSP From the CSU-DH MBA FAQ (available at http://mbaonline.csudh.edu/online.faq.asp): Note that the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is not the same as the Association of Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). It confused the heck out of me for a moment!
I have not intentions in teaching college. I want to get an MBA degree to make myself more marketable, advance my career and get a nice big raise. So I think an MBA with regional accreditation will be fine for me.
