There is another expensive AACSB-accredited university that offers an online Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) with some residencies. The program tuition is $2,643 per credit, and the total credits for the program are 60, which equates to $158,580. While LMU is ranked #91 National University by US News, Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) has no ranking. AACSB is only accredited at the undergraduate and Master levels. Program Information: https://cba.lmu.edu/academics/grad/dba/ Tuition Information: https://cba.lmu.edu/academics/grad/tuition/ AACSB Accreditation: https://www.aacsb.edu/accredited/l/loyola-marymount-university Ranking Information: https://www.usnews.com/best-colleges/loyola-marymount-university-11649 AACSB is only accrediting 522 universities and colleges at the Doctorate level: https://www.aacsb.edu/accredited?educations=doctoral
I'd love to check out the LinkedIn of folks who are either enrolled or graduating in this program. At almost $160,000 it's twice what even several of the higher priced doctorates cost.
These tuition prices are insane. And because people keep buying it, the schools keep selling it. I wouldn't even give that a second look. None of the schools I graduated from would raise eyebrows, but they were very inexpensive, accredited, and I learned. I would take those again and the success I've had in part because of them over what can become a lifetime of debt with these mortgage-level tuition prices I'm seeing so many other American schools charging. And speaking of mortgage, that's way too high too, but that's a whole other discussion.
It could be that students are sponsored by their employers. It could also be that the school contracts with employers at a lower price in return for an agreed-upon number of enrollments.
