Upper Iowa University will offer online MBA this year, allready on the works and approved. Any feedback will be appreciated. Thanks, Vini
Let us rejoice. That is wonderful news. We have need of another distance MBA program. Market Forces, it appears, work in mysterious ways.
Then, this perhaps relevant: Cheapest RA MBA - Amberton University - about $6000 + books. 12 courses - 36 semester hours 2nd cheapest RA MBA - Morehead State University - about $6,800 + books (this price includes a $30 per credit hour fee for online course delivery, over and above normal tuition). This program is accredited by the ACBSP, the same outfit accrediting the CSUDH MBA (this in addition to institutional RA accreditation, of course). Requires GMAT. Cheapest not-likely-to raise-eyebrows foreign RA equivalent MBA - University of Southern Queensland - about (US) $5400 - 12 courses - no books - all materials included (though there is an a booklist if you feel the need to augment the online material). I guess my thought is: on what basis will UIU compete with the myriad other institutions offering cyber MBAs? Name recognition? Surely not. Price? Can they beat or match these offerings? Program quality? How do we, the Great Unwashed, gage that, except in terms of institutional reputation and accreditation? (on the second point in particular, I'm thinking of AACSB accreditation - not ACBSP accreditation - and RA accreditation is a given). Where's UIU's leverage and niche? What does this new program bring to the DL business program market that is not already being offered by every other institution and its brother? Why should one choose UIU rather than one of the others? Why would you? Why do you start a new thread targeting this particular program? (not that there is anything wrong in doing so) Why do you think it worthy? (if indeed you do)
Dear Lawrie, Greetings! Actually, Lawrie, if we add the variable of in-state residency, then the MBA of Florida Gulf Coast University is the cheapest at a price of near $5,000. Of course, this MBA is not totally at a distance, but there are not residencies per se since they are more like face-to-face meetings. I hope this helps. My best regards, Karlos Alberto Lacaye [email protected]
In fact, as of this Fall, Morehead State offers an accountancy track in its MBA program. Look at the following PDF file, page 4 . . . http://www.morehead-st.edu/colleges/business/mba/Brochure2.PDF Where can the detail vis-a-vis the UIU proposed MBA be found?
Well, indeed, Karlos. And if we confine a survey to consideration of in-state tuition only, there will be examples of even lower rates. I remember looking at another program recently where in-state tuition was around $90 per credit hour. The unfortunate fact is though, that out of state graduate students at Florida Gulf Coast University, are charged $526.91 per credit hour, bringing the cost of a typical 36 hour program to $18,968.72 plus books and incidentals. When looking at, and comparing disparate DL programs, the convention (and the most useful number for most people), is to quote the unrestricted cost. After all, this is about DISTANCE learning. It is, of course, to each individual's advantage to check for lower in-state institution programs and prices where they reside, if they are US residents. For Australian and New Zealand students, there are often lower prices at Australian institutions, than we see regularly posted here. And for UK and EU residents, the UK DL program costs often quoted in this forum, are likely to be much reduced.
Hi, Lawrie! Thank you for your response. Would you mind telling me about that MBA program for around $90.00 per credit hour, if it is indeed an MBA what you are taking about? I agree with you. There are still ways to qualify for in-state payment by waiting a year residing in the state in question, that is, for US students. Of course, this is not really attractive to do, so I think it is better to spend six months, then study as an out-of-state student for another six months, and finally pay the rest as an in-state student. Of course, there are important considerations to take into account like economic ones, work relocation, family, etc., but believe me, there are people that do this. I myself can do this in California and/or Virginia. Another nice thing that happens here in Florida is that you can live anywhere you want for any amount of time that you want and, if you are a graduate of a Floridian institution of higher education, you will always pay in-state tuition. This is not the case with all US states. So, this means that I can move out of Florida and study from Florida Gulf Coast with in-state tuition. Incidentally, Florida Atlantic University offers another similarly-priced MBA, but I don't know how residencies, if any, are treated there. Take care, Karlos Alberto Lacaye [email protected]
Hi Karlos, how's it goin'! I was talking about in-state tuition in general in that part of the post. Central Oklahoma University charges in-state graduate students under $90 per semester credit hour (5000 level courses - actually, about $83 per credit hour). Look here: http://www.registrar.ucok.edu/FAQs/FEES.HTM That's really interesting. Would this also apply to DL graduates of Florida institutions who have never been residents of the state, and may never even have set foot in the state? If os, that would be a great perk.
Dear Lawrie, Thank you for your response. I am doing fine, thank you, though I need to catch up with my class. If you don't pay attention, this Internet consumes your time in a minute. Yes, I got the information regarding Florida residency for tuition purposes from a printed catalogue of the University of Florida from around 1995. You might want to check the virtual catalogue at the University of Florida's Web site. Perhaps you can find information there. At any rate, I suppose that residency status also applies to graduates at a distance, but I am not completely sure. Then again, if a student paid all of his tuition as an out-of-state student, perhaps this doesn't apply. I am sorry that I cannot help you further. My best regards, Karlos Alberto Lacaye [email protected]
