I am currently considering an MBA from one of the following schools: Argosy, Ashford, Jones International, and Northcentral. If money was not a consideration, which of these schools would be rated as the best(academically, public perception, support for students, etc)? Any info/advice you can share would be appreciated, as I’m having difficulty deciding.
Good Question-
there are lot of universities which are offering distance education.
some of good universities are-
1. SCDL
2. SMU
3. PTU
4. CSU
Just to clarify, one of the reasons I selected these schools is the fact they do not require the GMAT or GRE. Also, with the exception of Northcentral, the length of the classes was attractive (6 weeks to 8 weeks). Also, none of these schools will charge any application fee for me (active duty military). I plan to earn the MBA for personal satisfaction, and the fact that it never hurts to have this on a resume’. I would probably prefer a not for profit institution, but with the factors listed above, I found very few that seemed like a… Read more »
Kate,
Are you looking at a specific school, or are you interested in learning how to identify diploma mills in general?
If you have a specific school in mind, The “Diploma Mill Police” here at GetEducated.com (http://www.geteducated.com/diploma-mill-police) can be a big help in getting to the bottom of things.
Hello Chris! Well none of these particular MBA programs are AACSB accredited; although Ashford’s MBA program is accredited by the IACBE; which also accredits the MBA programs at schools like Florida Institute of Technology and Seton Hill University. I noticed that all of the schools that you listed follow the proprietary (for-profit) educational model. Personally, I do not consider for-profit colleges inferior by default. However the opinions of these degrees have a wide variance; with the majority seeming to lean to the ‘negative’ side. Also I find it difficult to get an unbiased assessment of these programs because they do… Read more »
Hello,
Can somebody please tell me how to identify a diploma mill?
Thanks,
Hi,
Thanks for your help. Actually I am planning to take admission into mba programs but i am unable to decide what to choose an online course or a regular course. These diploma mill ideas may help me to choose a college wisely.
It might be too late for the original poster to get any benefit from what I am about to say, but if anyone is searching this forum with the same question, I hope I can help. For-profit schools are the ones that are usually seen as “diploma mills.” They will accept anyone and aren’t backed by a traditional college, but instead were created just for online students. I would look more towards colleges with good reputations and a lot of history that offer online programs. As for your concern of not wanting to take the GMAT, there are traditional, accredited… Read more »
Good point. Miss Shona, about Argosy. I agree — Argosy was one of the first regionally accredited universities to offer distance learning doctorates in education so academics, in my experience, are aware of this college at the PhD level. Vicky [b]MissShona wrote:[/b] [quote]Hello Chris! Well none of these particular MBA programs are AACSB accredited; although Ashford’s MBA program is accredited by the IACBE; which also accredits the MBA programs at schools like Florida Institute of Technology and Seton Hill University. I noticed that all of the schools that you listed follow the proprietary (for-profit) educational model. Personally, I do not… Read more »
Hi Preetisoft,
Can you tell us what the names of the colleges are that you gave abbreviations for and why you think these are good schools for a MBA?
Vicky
[b]preetisoft2 wrote:[/b]
[quote]Good Question-
there are lot of universities which are offering distance education.
some of good universities are-
1. SCDL
2. SMU
3. PTU
4. CSU[/quote]
Which online mba? Great question — also very popular question because there are so many choices today for a distance learning MBA. You present a short-list of 4 distance MBA schools: Argosy Online MBA Jones International University Distance MBA Northcentral University Online MBA Ashford University Online MBA For-Profit Online University? All 4 of your choices operate as for-profit schools. Many are being held to task for poor grad rates and high student cost and indebtedness. Newer Internet only schools risk , as a class, lower public perception ratings and employer acceptance than older established residential colleges that offer online degrees.… Read more »
Hi Chris, Thanks for the clarifications. We profile hundreds of online mba programs and many more are offered by non-profit colleges than for-profits. Many of non-profit schools do REQUIRE a GRE or GMAT bcs as a rule most state schools or public univeersities use these entrance exams. Baker College Online Graduate School of Business is an affordable option that does not require the GRE/GMAT and is non-profile.Baker also has accelerated classes, which you like. You might also consider: Amberton UniversityBellevue UniversityUpper Iowa University FYI we have some special lists of MBAs that don’t require the GRE or GMAT on our site:… Read more »
Oh ok; did you see this article on GetEducated.com? It does list some options. Perhaps they would be willing to waive the application fee as well. My biggest issue with the GMAT was the cost. It was required to take it in order to get into my program. I don’t really have any dislike towards standardized tests; but $250 for a 4-hour test is very off-putting. But I encourage people to not fear the test. I personally did very little to prepare, and I was actually feeling quite under the weather when I took the exam…and my score was a… Read more »