Will Saylor's MBA program be nationally or regionally accredited in the future?

[ProReader]

Just some information if you haven’t seen it, Saylor is now ASIC accredited: https://degrees.saylor.org/mba

[CenterSquarEd]

Just some information if you haven’t seen it, Saylor is now ASIC accredited: https://degrees.saylor.org/mba

I’m not sure that ASIC would be regarded as a legitimate accreditor in this use case. In the UK, OfS registration controls degree granting powers. At a level beneath this, OfQual in England, with equivalent bodies in the other home countries, allows the granting of diplomas that aren’t considered degrees. These are the “level 7” and “top-up” and whatnot that people talk about here. They’re essentially vocational diplomas but apparently they have some use getting international students UK-recognized credentials that open more admissions doors at the university level. ASIC is one more rung beneath this. Along with three other bodies, it has a type of UK Home Office recognition that allows UK-based brick and mortar institutions to sponsor students for short-term student visas. A lot of their members host English language immersion programs and things along those lines.

None of that applies to a US-based online provider. Maybe ASIC is useful in some developing countries where their government-recognized accreditation process isn’t flexible or is too corrupt, but it seems like a really strange option for Saylor.

You might be able to get a job with this degree on your resume, but my concern for any US-based job seekers is that they could later get fired for fraudulently misrepresenting themselves.

I suppose I would be curious how it gets evaluated. This seems even worse than ENEB where maybe some folks would get favorable evaluations but eventually more of the evaluators could figure out what’s going on and pull back on their recommendations.

I get that the price is right, but it seems like a high risk.

[ProReader]

Just some information if you haven’t seen it, Saylor is now ASIC accredited: https://degrees.saylor.org/mba

I’m not sure that ASIC would be regarded as a legitimate accreditor in this use case. In the UK, OfS registration controls degree granting powers. At a level beneath this, OfQual in England, with equivalent bodies in the other home countries, allows the granting of diplomas that aren’t considered degrees. These are the “level 7” and “top-up” and whatnot that people talk about here. They’re essentially vocational diplomas but apparently they have some use getting international students UK-recognized credentials that open more admissions doors at the university level. ASIC is one more rung beneath this. Along with three other bodies, it has a type of UK Home Office recognition that allows UK-based brick and mortar institutions to sponsor students for short-term student visas. A lot of their members host English language immersion programs and things along those lines.

None of that applies to a US-based online provider. Maybe ASIC is useful in some developing countries where their government-recognized accreditation process isn’t flexible or is too corrupt, but it seems like a really strange option for Saylor.

You might be able to get a job with this degree on your resume, but my concern for any US-based job seekers is that they could later get fired for fraudulently misrepresenting themselves.

I suppose I would be curious how it gets evaluated. This seems even worse than ENEB where maybe some folks would get favorable evaluations but eventually more of the evaluators could figure out what’s going on and pull back on their recommendations.

I get that the price is right, but it seems like a high risk.

I suppose it would be best to wait for NA (if they are pursuing this).

[Tomas]

Saylor Academy is now Saylor University https://www.saylor.org/2026/03/exciting-...niversity/

[Sagan]

Regarding degrees awarded before accreditation is granted, there are two answers. The first is technical. The second is reality.

Technically, the degree comes from an unaccredited school if earned before accreditation is granted.

In reality, however, degrees earned during a school's pre-accredited phase tend to get treated as if they came from accredited schools. This can be a real boon to some who purchased their diplomas when the school was a diploma mill, only to see it later mature into a real school and subsequently become accredited. (Yes, this has happened.)

[eLearner]

I've only ever heard of one time where someone got a degree from an unaccredited school, the school eventually became accredited, and it later became a problem for transfers to other schools. But if I remember correctly, that only happened because the school listed its accreditation date on the transcript.

[Vle045]

I commented on their post where they announced the name change. They private messaged me and said it will still be a few years before they can open up to the US outside of Florida. This will change when they are further along in the US accreditation process. Furthermore they also plan to roll out bachelor's degrees in business and AI. This seems like it will be a huge market disruption. This is what UoPeople*should* have been.

[ProReader]

I commented on their post where they announced the name change. They private messaged me and said it will still be a few years before they can open up to the US outside of Florida. This will change when they are further along in the US accreditation process. Furthermore they also plan to roll out bachelor's degrees in business and AI.  This seems like it will be a huge market disruption.   This is what UoPeople*should* have been.

So I assume this means NA/RA is a few years away?
I wonder if their fees will increase?

[Vle045]

Yes, it seems it will be a few years, but it is part of their plan. I don’t know if I will enroll in the program when it is available, but I am very interested in following their journey. I have also found them to be very open with people. I’ve commented on some of their posts on LinkedIn and Facebook. Their plan seems to be to keep the same pricing even after accreditation. At one point they also told me that all of the graduate courses are available for free to anyone now as a certificate. I think you can take the courses now and possibly fast track the degree later.

[ProReader]

Yes, it seems it will be a few years, but it is part of their plan.  I don’t know if I will enroll in the program when it is available, but I am very interested in following their journey.  I have also found them to be very open with people.  I’ve commented on some of their posts on LinkedIn and Facebook. Their plan seems to be to keep the same pricing even after accreditation.  At one point they also told me that all of the graduate courses are available for free to anyone now as a certificate.  I think you can take the courses now and possibly fast track the degree later.

Can you explain a little bit more about the certificates?
That sounds interesting and possibly less intensive on a busy schedule, and is especially enticing if it could be used toward their degree once accredited (even if it is a few years away).