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I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
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The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA...
I was laid off from my job as a real estate agent and want to be a high school math teacher, but my bachelor’s degree is in psychology. Do I need a new degree in education? Will an online bachelor’s in education qualify me to become a licensed teacher?
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If you didn’t earn a bachelor’s degree in education years ago and you now want to teach in the public schools, don’t fret. Every state maintains what are termed “alternative teacher certification” programs...
Western Governors University -- Online, Competency-Based MBA -- A private, non-profit university, WGU offers three flexible, online master’s degrees in Business: the Master of Business Administration, MBA—Information Technology Management, and the MBA-Healthcare Management. You set the pace—the more time and energy you can commit to our fully accredited degree program, the faster you’ll graduate. Plus, the knowledge you've accumulated from prior academic or work experience may help you move through the assessments even more quickly.
CTU's Institute for Advanced Studies is an innovative graduate school that takes advanced learning to a flexible new level, making graduate degrees ACHIEVABLE, PRACTICAL and REALISTIC. Study online, on campus, a combination of the two, days, nights, or weekends...however and wherever you choose. The Doctoral degree programs at CTU IAS include six residencies over 3 years. These four-day sessions are held on the CTU IAS campus in Colorado Springs every year.
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Facts from GetEducated's National Survey of Online MBAs. Who offers the cheapest online MBA? Do you need an AACSB-accredited distance MBA? Online MBA rankings and ratings. Everything you need to know to compare 390 accredited online MBAs from 168 online business schools.
I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN 
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA... 
