Hi Dawn,

AACSB is a program accreditation for Business programs. Usually a program accreditation is a higher level of accreditation than RA. RA and NA are accreditation programs for an entire school. ABET, AACSB and other program accreditations require regional accreditation first. The exception to this may be some foreign schools that have AACSB accreditation. In most instances, RA or NA accreditation will be sufficient. However, human resources departments that know about accreditation may require an AACSB accredited degree for certain positions.

So if there is little difference in costs or other issues, I believe a person should choose an AACSB program for their MBA if at all possible. It will open more doors but there will always be opportunities for well educated MBAs.

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BS in Accounting(General) from Excelsior College
Enrolled in MBA program at Upper Iowa University.