Fort Hayes - Masters in Liberal Arts - Global Management

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Thank you both for the suggestions about LSU and APU! I will add those to my list.

I'm also considering a local B&M MBA or HRM (either online or nights/weekend), in the hopes that name recognition will outweigh any concerns about the online BSBA. However those programs all seem to start at around $33k, even the state school, so it's probably not too feasible.

Name recognition is less important than you think.  There are about 2,500 4-yrcolleges/universities in the US, no one will have heard of most of them.  Sure, the Ivies, the local state and private schools nearby, but after that, unless they have a state in their name (Univ of North Carolina, Mississippi State, etc.), no one will ever have heard of them.  I can't even list all the state schools in CA!

If you want to give it a try, list 20 schools you have heard of that AREN'T one of the ones I mentioned here...

The only reason to pay more for a local school is networking.  But I certainly wouldn't pay a LOT more, or go into debt for it, there are other ways to network.