The best MBA degree

From the Great State of Mississippi

Newsflash! Our former august Senior Member and theologian-in-residence the good Rev. Dr. Jimmy Clifton's beloved alma mater Delta State University www.deltastate.edu offers a 30-hr. hybrid Integrated MBA. This 30-hr. program is divided into three 10-hr. modules. Stated tuition is $3,110 per module and estimated book costs are $600 per module, for a total cost of $9,330 in tuition and $1,800 in books, or $11,130. They are accredited by the Southern Association and the Asscoiation of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

 

From the Great State of Mississippi

Newsflash! The University of Southern Mississippi www.usm.edu offers an MS in Economic Development in executive format. At $284/hr. in-state and $709/hr. out-of-state, tuition for this 31-hr. program costs in-staters $8,804 and out-of-staters $21,979. They are accredited by the Southern Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

 

From the Great State of Missouri

The University of Central Missouri www.ucmo.edu offers the MS Industrial Management online. At $245.80/hr. in-state and $491.60/hr. out-of-state, tuition costs in-staters $8,111.40 and out-of-staters $16,222.80. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the National Association of Industrial Technologists.

Columbia College www.ccis.edu offers the MBA online. At $305/hr., this 33-hr. program costs $10,065. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Fontbonne University www.fontbonne.edu offers the MM online. At $562/hr., tuition for this 36-hr. program is $20,232. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Grantham University www.grantham.edu offers the MBA, MBA Information Management, MBA Project Management, MS Information Technology, MSIM Project Management, and the MSIM Technology online. At $250/hr., these 36-hr. programs cost $9,000. They are accredited by the Distance Education and Training Council.

The University of Missouri Columbia www.missouri.edu MEd Business and Marketing Education, MHA (Health Services Management), MS Health Informatics, and the MS Personal Financial Planning. At $298.70/hr., the 33-hr. MEd Business and Marketing Education costs $9,857.10. At $600/hr., the 42-hr. MHA (Health Services Management) costs $25,200 and the 33-hr. MS Health Informatics costs $19,800. At $430/hr., the 42-hr. MS Personal Financial Planning costs $18,060. They are accredited by the North Central Association, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, the Commission on Accreditation of Health Management Education, and the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards.

The University of Missouri Saint Louis www.umsl.edu offers a professional MBA online. At $290.70/hr. in-state and $771.20/hr., this 48-hr. program costs in-staters $13,953.60 and out-of-staters $37,017.60. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Missouri State University www.missouristate.edu offers the MS Administrative Studies, MS Computer Information Systems, MS Project Management, and MBA core courses online. At $235/hr., the 33-hr. MS Administrative Studies costs $7,755. At $410/hr., the 36-hr. MS Computer Information Systems costs $14,760. At $275/hr., the 33-36 hr. MS Project Management costs $9,075-$9,900. At $275/hr., the 24-hr. MBA Core costs $6,600. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Missouri University for Science and Technology www.mst.edu offers the MBA Data Warehouses, MBA Enterprise Resource Management, MBA Human-Computer Interaction, MBA Information Technology Management, MBA Marketing, MBA Project Management, and MBA Supply Chain Management online. At $520.50/hr. in-state and $832.80/hr. out-of-state, these 36-hr. programs vost in-staters $18,738 and out-of-staters $29,980.80. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Park University www.park.edu offers the MBA Entrepreneurship, MBA Finance, MBA General, MBA Health Care/Health Services Management, MBA International Business, and the MBA Management Information Systems online. At $416/hr., these 36-hr. programs cost $14,976. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Southwest Baptist University www.sbuniv.edu offers a 36-hr. MBA and a 45-hr. MBA Health Care Administration 50% online. Unfortunately, their website does not mention how much their online graduate tuition is. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Stephens College www.stephens.edu MBA Clinical Information Systems Management, MBA Human Resources, MBA Marketing and Advertising, MBA Nonprofit Management, MM Health Information Technology, MSL (Strategic Leadership) online. At $350/hr., these 36-hr. programs cost $12,600. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Webster University www.webster.edu offers the MA Business and Organizational Security Management, MA Human Resource Management, MA Information Technology Management, MA Management and Leadership, MA Procurement and Acquisitions Management, MBA Business and Organizational Security Management, MBA Human Resource Management, MBA Information Technology Management, MBA Management and Leadership, MBA Procurement and Acquisitions Management, and the MS Finance online. At $635/hr. for civilians and $445/hr. for active military, tuition for the 51-hr. MBA Business and Organizational Security Management costs $32,385 for civilians and $22,695 for active military, tuition for the 48-hr. MBA programs (all others) is $30,480 for civilians and $21,360 for active military, and tuition for the 36-hr MA and MS programs is $22,860 for civilians and $16,020 for active military. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

 

From the Great State of Montana

The University of Great Falls www.ugf.edu offers the MSOM Criminal Justice, MSOM Human Development, and MSOM Management online. At $570/hr., these 33-hr. programs cost $18,810. They are accredited by the Northwest Commission.

The University of Montana www.umt.edu offers a couple of online graduate business-related programs. The University of Montana Missoula offers the MBA foundation courses online. At $300/hr. in-state and $725/hr. out-of-state, these 15 hours cost in-staters $4,500 and out-of-staters $10,875. They are accredited by the Northwest Commission and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Montana Tech of the University of Montana offers the MPEM (Project Engineering and Management) online. At $774.54/hr. in-state and $1444.44 out-of-state, this 30-hr. program costs in-staters $23,236.20 and out-of-staters $43,333.20. They are accredited by the Northwest Commission.

Montana State University www.montana.edu offers the MS in Family Financial Planning online. At $415/hr., this 42-hr. program costs $17,430. They are accredited by the Northwest Commission.

 

From the Great State of Nebraska

Bellevue University www.bellevue.edu offers the MA Leadership, MA Management, MA Managerual Communications (with concentrations in Business, Computer Information Systems, Executive Coaching, and Human Resource Management), MBA Accounting, MBA Acquisitions and Contract Management, MBA Executive Coaching, MBA Finance, MBA Healthcare, MBA Human Resource Management, MBA Information Security, MBA Interdisciplinary Business (Traditional MBA), MBA International Management, MBA Management (for pre-September 2008 MAM grads only), MBA Management Information Systems, MBA Marketing, MBA Supply Chain Management, MHA (Healthcare Administration), MS Acquisitions and Contract Management, MS Computer Information Systems, MS Health Care Management, MS Management Information Systems, MS Organizational Performance, and MS Security Management online. At $430/hr., the 36-hr. programs (which is to say, most of the programs) cost $15,480, the 37-hr. MBA Executive Coaching costs $15,910, the 39-hr. MBA Accounting costs $16,770, the 33-hr. MHA costs $14,190, and the 18 hrs. needed for MAM holders to pick up the MBA Management cost $7740. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Chadron State College www.csc.edu offers the MBA and the MS Organization Management/Human Services completely online and the MS Organization Management/Sports Management partially online. At $210.75/hr., these 36-hr. programs cost $7,587. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Clarkson College www.clarksoncollege.edu offers the MHA (Healthcare Administration) online. At $485/hr. ($445/hr. in tuition plus a $40/hr. tech fee), this 36-hr. program costs $17,460. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

Creighton University www.creighton.edu offers the MSAPM (Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management) and the MS Negotiations and Dispute Resolution online. At $625/hr., the 30-hr. MSAPM costs $18,750. Stated tuition for the 32-hr. MS in Negotiations and Dispute Resolution is $21,000. They are accredited by the North Central Association, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, the American Bar Association, and the American Association of Law Schools.

The University of Nenraska Lincoln www.unl.edu offers the MBA Accounting, MBA Agribusiness, MBA Finance, and the MBA International Business online. At $360/hr., these 48-hr. programs cost $17,280. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Peru State College www.peru.edu offers the MS Organization and Management/Entrepreneurial and Economic Development online. At $210.75/hr., this 36-hr. program costs $7,587. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Wayne State College www.wsc.wsu offers the MBA online. At $210.75/hr., this 30-hr. program costs $6,322. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education.

 

From the Great State of Nevada

The University of Nevada Las Vegas www.unlv.edu offers the Executive MHA (Hospitality Asministration) online. At $737/hr. in-state and $836/hr. out-of-state, tuition for this 30-hr. program costs in-staters $22,110 and out-of-staters $25,080. They are accredited by the Northwest Commission.

 

From the Great State of New Hampshire

Daniel Webster College www.dwc.edu offers the MBA Applied Sport Management, the MBA for Aviation Professionals, and the MBA Technology and Innovation Leadership online. At $529/hr. the 39-hr. MBA Applied Sport Management and the MBA Technology and Innovation Leadership cost $20,631. Stated tuition for the MBA for Aviation Professionals is $21,879. They are accredited by the New England Association, the North American Society for Sport Management, and the Aviation Accreditation Board International.

Franklin Pierce University www.franklinpierce.edu offers the MBA Health Practice Management, MBA Human Resource Management, MBA Leadership, MS Information Technology Management, and the MS Sports Facilities Management online. At $565/hr., the 39-hr. MS Information Technology Management costs $22,035, the 40-hr. MBA Human Resource Management, MBA Leadership, and MS Sports Facilities Management cost $22,600, and the 41-hr. MBA Health Practice Management costs $23,165. They are accredited by the New England Association.

New England College www.nec.edu offers a 4 + 1 combined BS/MS in Accounting both onsite and online. At $585/hr., the 40-hr. MS Accounting costs $23,400. The website satates that "prerequisite courses" (presumably, the undergrad portion of the program) cost $335/hr.; hence, one needing the entire 120-hr. BS in Accounting could expect to add a further $40,200 to his/her tuition bill. They are accredited by the Now England Association.

Southern New Hampshire University www.snhu.edu offers the MA Community Economic Development Policy, MBA, MS Accounting and Finance, MS Business Education, MS International Community Economic Development, MS Marketing, MS Organizational Leadership, and MS Sports Management online. At $475/hr., the 36-hr. MA Community Economic Development Policy costs $17,100 and the 39-hr. MS International Community Economic Development costs $18,525. At $574/hr.. the 36-hr. MS Business Education, MS Marketing, and MS Organizational Leadership cost $20,664, the 42-hr. MBA costs $24,108, and the 42-51 hr. MS Accounting and Finance costs $24,108-$29,274. They are accredited by the New England Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

 

From the Great State of New Jersey

Centenary College www.centenarycollege.edu offers the MBA Finance, MBA Human Resources, MBA International Management, MBA Management, and MBA Marketing online. At $705/hr., these 36-hr. programs cost $25,380. They are accredited by the Middle States Association and the International Association for Collegiate Business Education.

New Jersey Institute of Technology www.njit.edu offers the MS Engineering Management, MS Information Systems, MS Management, and MS Professional and Technical Communication online. New for 2010 are the MS Business and Information Systems and the MS Emergency Management and Business Continuity. At $947/hr. in-state and $1230/hr. out-of-state, these 30-hr. programs cost in-staters $28,410 and out-of-staters $36,900. They firther offer the Graduate Certificate in Business and Computing, the Graduate Certificate in Business and Information Systems Implementation, the Graduate Certificate in Construction Management, the Graduate Certificate in Data Mining, the Graduate Certificate in Emergency Management and Information Assurance, the Graduate Certificate in Environmental Sustainability, the Graduate Certificate in Finance for Managers, the Graduate Certificate in International Commerce, the Graduate Certificate in Management Essentials, the Graduate Certificate in Management of Technology, the Graduate Certificate in Project Management, the Graduate Certificate inb Technical Communication, and the Graduate Certificate in Venture and Innovation Management online.. Coming soon are the Graduate Certificate in Engineering Soft Skills, the Graduate Certificate in Information Technology Administration, and the Graduate Certificate in Web Systems Development. At $947/hr. in-state and $1230/hr. out-of-state, these 12-hr. programs cost in-staters $11,364 and out-of-staters $14,760. They are accredited by the Middle States Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Seton Hall University www.shu.edu offers the MA Human Resources Training and Development for Law Enforcement Officers, the MA Strategic Communications and Leadership, and the MHA (Healthcare Administration) online. Stated tuition for the 42-hr. MHA is $31,000. Stated tuition for the 36-hr. MA Strategic Communication and Leadership is $29,556. Their website says that tuition for the 36-hr. MA Human Resources Training and Development for Law Enforcement Officers is 50% off the university's graduate tuition rate; ostensibly, that would be $14,778. They are accredited by the Middle States Association.

Thomas Edison State College www.tesc.edu offers the MS Human Resource Management and the MS Management online. At $465/hr., these 36-hr. programs cost $16,740. They are accredited by the Middle States Association.

 

From the Great State of New Mexico

The University of the Southwest www.usw.edu (formerly known as the College of the Southwest) offers an online MBA. At $488/hr., the 36-hr. program costs $17,568. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Eastern New Mexico University www.enmu.edu and New Mexico Highlands University www.nmhu.edu also offers some sort of online graduate business programs, but their websites seem to be down right now. I'll have to re-post From the Great State of New Mexico later.

 

New Jersey

Ted,

I recall that New Jersey City U used to have an online grad accounting program. I can't find anything on the website to confirm that they current ly offer this though. They do offer online classes.

http://www.njcu.edu/

Also Fairleigh Dickinson University offers the Masters in Administrative Studies which seems to be directed mainly at civil servants and national guard.

http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=5853

 

Hmm. I had had New Jersey City University www.njcu.edu on my list as having somesort of online graduate business-related programs, but I could no longer find evidence of same at their website.

Not sure why it hadn't occurred tome to look at Fairleigh Dickinson.

Thanx, friartuck!

 

Interestingly enough, if you go to this website http://newlearning.njcu.edu/dl/degree.htm, you might get the impression that their MA in Educational Technology is their only online degree, but if you go to this website http://web.njcu.edu/sites/profstudies/msaccounting/content/program_objectives.asp, it clearly states that the MS in Accounting is available both onsite and online.

 

From the Great State of New Hampshire

Antioch University www.antioch.edu New England www.antiochne.edu offers a Green MBA in Organizational and Environmental Sustainability that requires 5 weekends a semester in Keene, New Hampshire. Stated tuition is $7,100 a semester; thus, with a minimum time-in-program of 6 semesters, your final tuition bill will add up to a minimum of $42,600. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

Note: I realize that the residencies might be burdensome to some.

 

From the Great State of New Jersey

Fairleigh Dickinson University www.fdu.edu offers the MAS (Administrative Science) online. At $921/hr., this 30-hr. program costs $27,360. They are accredited by the Middle States Association.

New Jersey City University www.njcu.edu offers the MS Accounting online. At $518/hr., this 30-hr. program costs $15,540. They are accredited by the Middle States Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

Rutgers Business School Newark/New Brunswick http://business.rutgers.edu/default.aspx?id=360 offers the MAccy in Governmental Accounting online. At $846/hr., in-state tuition for this 30-hr. program costs $25,380. Incoming out-of-staters pay $1,372/hr. in tuition while returning out-of-staters pay a slightly reduced tuition of $1,353/hr.; hence, assuming that one takes a consistent 6 hrs. a term, this 30-hr. program would likely cost an out=of-stater about $40,704. Candidates currently employed in government qualify for in-state tuition. They are accredited by the Middle States Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

 

From the Great State of New Mexico

Eastern New Mexico University www.enmu.edu offers an online MBA. At $165/hr. in-state and $395.50/hr. out-of-state, this 33-hr. program costs in-staters $5,445 and out-of-staters $13,051.50. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

New Mexico Highlands University www.nmhu.edu is one of those schools that lump together distance learning as we know it with learning at a distant campus. NMHU Albuquerque offers the MSW/MBA. NMHU Espanola offers the MBA Human Resource Management, the MBA International Business, and the MBA Non-profit Financial Management. NMHU Farmington offers the MBA Accounting, the MBA Government and Non-profit Management, the MBA Human Resource Management, the MBA International Business, the MBA Management, and the MBA Management Information Systems. NMHU Raton offers the MBA only. NMHU Rio Rancho offers the MBA Human Resource Management, the MBA International Business, and the MBA Non-profit Financial Management. NMHU Roswell offers the MSW only. NMHU Santa Fe offers the MBA Human Resource Management, the MBA International Business, and the MBA Non-profit Financial Management. They also have a Distance Education division, by which they mean online courses and ITV courses, but they do not say which, if any, degrees can be offers wholly by distance education (as opposed to education at a distant campus). At $120/hr., this 37-hr. program costs $4,240. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs.

New Mexico State University www.nmsu.edu offers an MBA that is half online and half onsite at Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico State University Carlsbad, and the White Sands Missile Ranage (all courses are WebCT-enhanced). At $248.25 in-state and $672.25 out-of-state, total program tuition for this 36-hr. program comes to $8,937 for in-staters and $24,201 for out-of-staters. Out-of-staters who are exclusively online students and who register for no more than 6 hours a term get in-state rates. They are accredited by the North Central Association and the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Worth mentioning is that Western New Mexico University's www.wnmu.edu online MAIS program offers a concentration in Management Information Systems. At $192/hr., this 36-hr. program costs $6,912. They are accredited by the North Central Association.

 

Hey Ted

Okay "Theo the educated derelict" --- how do you find the time to give such good advice on these forums? I'm here because I'm doing my best to avoid studying right now, but that needs to change very soon.

I always look forward to your wise counsel .....

Carole-on-the-island

 

Fdu-mas

Actually FDU gives quite a discount for government and military, each class is like $1500. http://view.fdu.edu/default.aspx?id=3084

You're the Man Ted. You're doing a great service.

 

Hi, Carole-on-the-island! Well, I am manic-depressive and, unfortunately, my father applied for Social Security disability on my behalf (this was over my protestations, as I had hoped that my father might offer some good career advice on how to get that first good post-MBA job). This leaves me in a situation wherein I cannot afford to work (people who have been out of the work force for some time often re-enter with lower paying no benefits jobs, but I have $2000 a month in meds to pay for ... currently paid by Medicare/Medicaid ... and so would need very good health insurance if and when I return to work). Many people might consider me a huge waste of government money, but this gives me time to do various volunteer work and also gives me a lot of free time. Also, I am divorced and childless, so I don't have those time committments. That gives me a great deal of time to read various distance learning guides and hang at various distance learning boards.

 

Gosh Ted, I'm sorry -- I didn't mean to pry! I sure admire you for devoting your time and help for others. I'm very impressed that John Bear takes the time to post here too ..... I've used his books since 1989. I think I'll have to visit here less often even tho it's been enlightening. *Some* people responding in some threads are just too mean and I don't need bad attitudes intruding on my day! PM me if you want to chat, k?
Carole

 

Ah, it's okay! Most of the people here seem to like me. Of course, one will always run into some jerks wherever one goes, but I've learned not to care what they think. I've been reading John Bears's Guides since 1992 (acquired the 9th edition, 1985, from the City University Library's discard pile) and have posted here since 2005. I've also familiarized myself with other guides such as those by such individual authors as James P. Duffy, April Helm, and Marcy Thorson and those by such institutional authors as Barron's Guide, Kaplan's Guide, Peterson's Guide, and Princeton Review. I also either currently post or have posted at degreeboard, degreediscussion, degreeforum, degree.net, elearners.com, and usnews.com/education. So, I've had the opportunity to learn a bit about distance learning.