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06-07-2010, 07:11 AM
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Hello all! I have been researching online MBA’s. I found a very detailed thread on DegreeInfo, with state-by-state programs listings. There are many programs and I spent several days looking them up. I haven’t found quite what I want however, because I want to avoid dealing with the hassle of GRE or GMAT exams.
I would like to find:
1) A fully online program at a US B&M school that has a recognizable name, ideally a state university but others may be OK too.
2) Preferably global management or international marketing concentrations
3) No GRE or GMAT required (that’s why finding a program is difficult)
4) Reasonable price (below $15K)
The closest that I have found is the MBA program at American Public University but it’s not really a B&M school per say.
Thank you for any tips or advice
Daphne
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Daphne32 Wrote:Hello all! I have been researching online MBAâs. I found a very detailed thread on DegreeInfo, with state-by-state programs listings. There are many programs and I spent several days looking them up. I havenât found quite what I want however, because I want to avoid dealing with the hassle of GRE or GMAT exams.
I would like to find:
1) A fully online program at a US B&M school that has a recognizable name, ideally a state university but others may be OK too.
2) Preferably global management or international marketing concentrations
3) No GRE or GMAT required (thatâs why finding a program is difficult)
4) Reasonable price (below $15K)
The closest that I have found is the MBA program at American Public University but itâs not really a B&M school per say.
Thank you for any tips or advice 
Daphne
Liberty University has a completely online M.B.A with no GRE requirement with an international management specialization. It would be around $18,000 though unless you meet any of their tuition lowering criteria. They are a full blown B&M school and they have an equal program in residence. I just enrolled in their MA of Professional Counseling program and they don't distinguish between their resident and OL programs. All of the classes are the same and I can do as much in residence or OL as I like. There is also no distinction on their diplomas between the two.
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Hello! Thanks very much for the feedback. Liberty and Grand Canyon are indeed possibilities.
Daphne
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What's the big deal about having GRE/GMAT requirements?
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Which state are you a resident of (because of in-state tuition)?
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IgnazSemmelweis Wrote:What's the big deal about having GRE/GMAT requirements?
Having to spend months preparing for the exam
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06-07-2010, 01:32 PM
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I've taken the GMAT and honestly it isn't bad. Unless you're shooting for a tier-1 business school, which you won't be able to get for < $15k anyway, most aren't going to require some totally unobtainable score.... hell, a lot just want a score of 450 - 550, which would probably be possible with little to no study, especially if you're taking it as a fresh graduate. I honestly wouldn't limit my options out of fear of taking that test. You'd be eliminating a lot of state schools from your choices which may well turn out to be your best option, especially at in-state tuition rates.
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06-07-2010, 01:52 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-07-2010, 01:54 PM by bawhitsett.)
On a side note, one school you may want to consider is Amberton University, which is an RA B&M private institution in TX that lacks a GMAT requirement and currently charges $700 for a 3-hour graduate course. For 12 courses that's $8400 in tuition, and from what I've read they require very little if any other admin fees. Quite the deal in my book. I'm a huge fan of state schools myself but I'm really considering their program after my current studies end. They do lack an International Business / Marketing concentration however...
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Thanks to all who have posted replies. Reading these, and with some additional research that I have done on universities web sites I realize that I may have asked the wrong questions and painted myself into a corner.
So maybe the question should have been "how to best prepare for the GMAT?"  I'll look into this. Calculus is not my forte and because of that I fear that the GRE would be a huge undertaking for me.
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When you register they'll send you some study materials, which were adequate enough for me to score a 690 with little review of other sources. Math was my worst subject too, had not taken any math since applied calculus in 2004 (took the GMAT is 2008).
I m edumakated thanx to distunce lerning.
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MBA, University of North Dakota, 2014
MS, University of Illinois Springfield, 2010
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