I am a MBA-Accounting student at American Military University. AMU provides decent education quality. But I have been considering changing to a AACSB college. (ULM's MBA is a good option I heard about in this forum.) I have a BA in Economics and I have been thinking about pursuing a Masters in Accounting instead because I feel I would enjoy teaching accounting classes at the local college (there are quite a few openings at nearby colleges). With the current job market of college instructors, is it really essential to obtain a Masters degree from an AACSB school to teach Accounting classes online at schools such as UoP or at a local b&m non-AACSB college?
I have a non-AACSB Masters and it has not hindered me at all at UOP and AMU. Where there would be issues is at the Tier 1 level -the Harvards, Yales and MIT or at an AACSB school. A masters plus relevant job experience is the most important criteria for adjuncts.
Has anyone with a Masters from a for profit college (UoP, APUS, Capella) had any real difficulty finding instructor jobs at b&m colleges (non-AACSB and AACSB), or online colleges?
With a degree from Phoenix or Capella you'll likely be at the bottom of the pile, but accounting instructors can be hard to find so it's possible you'll get called anyway.
Though AACSB, the online MBA offering at the University of Louisiana-Monroe is a generalist MBA— not a MBA with accounting concentration as is your current program with AMU. Moreover if you’re planning to transfer credits, ULM only accepts up to 6 transferred-in credits earned from AACSB colleges /universities. In that accounting is your interest, have you considered completing sufficient accounting courses to take /pass your state CPA exam? I would consider that the CPA would be eligible and sought after for teaching accounting courses— potentially more so than a non-CPA applicant with 18-hours in accounting (?). Of course a MAcc, MBA /CPA would be an even better instructor applicant differentiator. Also some state boards of accountancy as regards CPA exam eligibility, do require accounting coursework be completed with institutions that have specialized accreditation (e.g., AACSB, ACBSP or IACBE); APUS /AMU (ACBSP) accounting coursework should meet that criteria. Another possible access to teach accounting— with at least a bachelor degree and “…two continuous years of professional experience in management accounting or financial management”, the IMA /CMA designation may perhaps be beneficial along with a min. of 18-hours in accounting for postsecondary (more probable at the community /junior college level) adjunct teaching position consideration. CMA | How to Get Started
I plan on taking the CPA exam sooner or later. I am taking classes from AMU and a local college (non AACSB) to meet these requirements. I plan on taking the CPA exam before pursuing a Masters. I'm just concerned with the negative stigma on for profit colleges. AMU is ACBSP accredited but I was wondering since I wanted to go into teaching at colleges (part time) if changing to a AACSB college or even a non profit non AACSB college like Wayne State College would be a good idea.
