Help pls, how important is AACSB MBA if I don't plan to teach

Not true if you are talking about an MACC from an AACSB school. There are no course requirements with this degree. With an MBA from an AACSB school the applicant needs to satisfy...
"(A) 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in upper division accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting; or
(B) 15 semester hours (23 quarter hours) graduate level accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting; or
(C) an equivalent combination of graduate and upper division accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting with one hour of graduate level course work being equivalent to 1.6 hours of upper division course work."
...and so on. The education requirements you posted are pretty clear, It doesn't seem that confusing. As for the rest of your comments, I mostly agree.

Guam CPA requirements
It would seem so looking at Guam's yes/no formula, but if you scroll down they have a fourth option. Here it is.
"(4) Earned a baccalaureate or higher degree from an accredited educational institution (level one accreditation) including 150 semester hours, and:
(A) to include at least 24 semester hours of accounting at the upper division or graduate level, including courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting; and
(B) at least 36 semester hours in business courses (which shall include 6 semester hours in economics, 3 semester hours in business law, 3 semester hours in finance and can include accounting courses beyond the elementary level in excess of those included to meet the 24 semester hour requirement at the upper division or graduate level)."
So it seems that as long as the required courses are taken at an RA institution (undergrad or grad level), the applicant will qualify.

Tony

 

Ah, yes! Thanks, Tony (my SDD (scrolling deficit disorder) strikes again!).

 

Here is another 2 cents.

I traded the same AACSB vs Non-AACSB – and now I am glad I went AACSB.

I decided to go for the doctorate, right now consulting, and I do want to teach, but when I started the MBA I did not really think that was the way to go. The door was not shut because I decided if I ever needed it, I had it.

There used to be only a couple of schools that were DL and AACSB for the MBA, now there are so many, why wouldn't you?

 

Price Waterhouse, Inc a big five accounting and auditing firm recently announced they will no longer recruit exclusively from the so called big schools. They said their research has proven that recruiting people from all kind of backgrounds and all kind of schools makes a better work place and bottom line. And I believe them. They recently recruited two recent graduate that I know from Framingham State University outside Boston. Another big firm in Ohio which I cannot immediatley recall also announced similar change in policy.

A young lady that I know now works for an investment house in Boston. These are recent immigrants like me and knows no one but with only degrees in hand. This idea of getting a foot in the door has never really been my thinking. I believe in getting the right foot in the door. If you have a marketable degree and a professional certification if required, by your profession, no one cares where you went and yes teaching too ( I have examples). As an immigrant with many successful friends and families, I no longer believe a lot of the stereo types and propagation I hear and read. My family, friends and I are living examples of if you got the degree in a profession employer wants from accredited schools you will succeed.

I have seen too many success stories to think my examples are aberration. That is just me. Others may believe what they want but that won't change my thinking.

If people think paying more for essentially the same diploma, by all means go for it.

 

Myoptimism writes:


"Not true if you are talking about an MACC from an AACSB school. There are no course requirements with this degree. With an MBA from an AACSB school the applicant needs to satisfy...
"(A) 24 semester hours (36 quarter hours) in upper division accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting; or
(B) 15 semester hours (23 quarter hours) graduate level accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting; or
(C) an equivalent combination of graduate and upper division accounting courses covering the subjects of financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting with one hour of graduate level course work being equivalent to 1.6 hours of upper division course work."
...and so on. The education requirements you posted are pretty clear, It doesn't seem that confusing. As for the rest of your comments, I mostly agree"


I agree with your comments. My comments were mostly from the perspectives of a business major. You and I are now agreeing instead of our earlier "confrontations". It boils down to individual preferences. I am just one of those who does not belive one has to pay too much money for essentially same degree. Where I work, there are degrees from "Argosy to Yale" and in between. We all make same thing. You get paid more only if the special skills you hold requires it. These skills are professional in types and are not exclusive to any school. That is the point I have been trying to convey all along.

Godwin

 

There are other factors that should be considered besides AACSB.

It appears that Florida A&M University is at or near the top when it comes to MBA graduate earnings in the State of Florida. From FAMU's Site:

"FAMU's MBA students typically come out of school earning around $70,000. Some make more. Last year, Schering-Plough offered an MBA graduate a package worth $110,000, including bonuses. That's about equal to the $115,000 median total annual pay that Harvard's new MBAs received in 1997."

In Florida we have the University of Miami, University of Florida, and a host of other lesser known AACSB accredited schools. Yet it appears that FAMU out performs all of them!

FAMU is not AACSB accredited.


Nova Southeastern University has a major presence in South Florida. Their business school is named after H. Wayne Huizenga, the owner of the Miami Dolphins. In fact, the Dolphins have their training camp on campus. I like the new business school building:

http://www.sbe.nova.edu/

The list of companies where Huizenga School currently
or has offered custom onsite master's programs looks good to me:

http://www.sbe.nova.edu/about/prestigious_companies.cfm

I live in South Florida. I like the idea of a successful business school with strong ties to the local business community. I also like the idea of solid B&M campus within driving distance if needed.

If I was looking for a DL MBA program NSU would be at the top of my list.

NSU is not AACSB accredited

 

*Any institutionally accredited* collegiate institution offering degrees in business administration and accounting may volunteer for AACSB International accreditation review. The initial accreditation process includes the preparation of a self-evaluation report, as well as a peer review (AACSB Website).

Maybe DETC schools such as Aspen, AMU, and/or Cardean should apply?

 

Just remember that you may not be able to transfer non-AACSB upper level credits into an AACSB school.

 

Not true always.

 

Not always, but most of the time.

 

My statement is true. I used the words may not.

 

I agree.