Indiana Wesleyan University - Good or Bad?

I'm considering Indiana Wesleyan University for my MBA.

What is your opinion about this program? Has anyone here attended the university?

Thanks in advance,

Paul

 

I have looked at them. My co-worker got her MBA at IWU and she is in their executive PhD program, in Org Behavior, right now. It is a well respected school around here. My co-worker has many good things to say about the school and the professors. I have lunch with her offten to compare my NCU with her IWU experience. So far, I am pleased that they are similar.

If you are looking at them you will likely have a good experience. Are you taking it externally? If so, there might be cheaper options out there for you. It's not known as a distance school yet so you can get some mileage out of it for now. Cheaper options might be Cal State-Dominguez Hills, Colorado State, Indiana University, and Amberton.

If you are going to pay IWU tuition you might want to give Taylor's MBA program a look, given your location. I haven't look at it but they had a deal at their Fort Wayne campus.

Bing

 

US News Ranking

I didn't know they had a PhD program. I thought there highest degree was a Masters.


Here is the US news ranking on Indiana Wesleyan University:

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/univmas/ummidwest/tier3/t3univmas_mw_brief.php

 

Student Review

The student review is favorable.

http://www.studentsreview.com/IN/IWU.html

 

Doctorate

They do offer a doctorate.

http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cool/InstDetail.asp

Degrees offered: Doctor's, Master's, Bachelor's, Associate's

http://caps.indwes.edu/Business/mba/

 

Largest Enrollment

"The Master of Business Administration (MBA) is Indiana Wesleyan's largest program -- and has the largest enrollment of any MBA program in Indiana."

http://www.indwes.edu/news/2003/cleveland.htm

 

U.S. News & World Report

Here is the U.S. News summary on Indiana Wesleyan University

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/edu/elearning/directory/elearn2mba_01459.htm

 

Re: Doctorate

Try this instead...

http://doctorate.indwes.edu/faq.htm

The page says that they have the EdD. True. They started the program as an EdD but offer it in the PhD, too. She swtiched from the EdD to the PhD.

For the most part, it is an external degree. They have the summer cohort thing which my co-worker says was sort of worthless but you had to do. Other than that, it's a distance degree she says. For a PhD, tuition costs are low for this program.

 

18 years of Growth

Indiana Wesleyan University has continued to expand for 18 consecutive years!

http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=194&ArticleID=21885

 

IWU is the Fast Growing Christian University!

Indiana Wesleyan University... has become one of the fastest-growing Christian universities in America. Over 2, 600 students are enrolled on the Marion campus while 7,500 adult learners are pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees at multiple sites throughout Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and via online programs.

http://www.campuslifecollegeguide.com/index.taf?_UserReference=951BA899649EDD004241C4C4&mode=college&_function=school&op=169

 

AACSB

My big concern with this university is they are not AACSB accredited.

Does anyone know how important this will be to employers?

 

Re: AACSB

Which employers? There's been some opinions and anecdotal evidence expressed on this forum in the past that an AACSB accredited degree might be necessary for employment in a major AACSB university program. However, I don't believe there's any evidence either way for employment in the business world.
It's not really my area and so others might know better.
Jack

 

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