Western Governors MBA

[txnicole]

Do you guys think that being regional Accredited is a big draw back ?

LSUS is also regionally accredited. AACSB is one of 3 types of additional business program accreditation that a school can have, and is typically considered the best of the three. You will want to prioritize a school that has an AACSB rating if you plan to become a professor of business or you plan to apply to highly competitive jobs where you need any slight advantage. Of course, in some ultra-competitive business environments, the LSUS tier-2 school itself isn't exactly going to be high ranking enough to impress anyway.

I did the MBA (IT focus) with WGU, and even after a dozen years being a business owner, I learned quite a few things. I can't tell you how the degree has directly affected any of my job searching because it wasn't for that purpose for me. I can tell you that as a business owner, I would only look to see that someone obtained an MBA, and would not be concerned about whether or not their program had an additional rating.

In business, those additional accreditations fall into the 'extras' category that might separate you from another candidate to give you an advantage, but since they aren't required for the field (unlike the types for psychology, etc...) they're only truly relevant to some employers or in the situation where you're trying to find a reason to hire one person over another.

If you're not planning to go into those two segments mentioned... then I'd suggest you get the degree done through WGU faster and cheaper. You hit the job market a year faster, which means you lose a year less potential income, and you spend less on the degree which probably makes up for the marginal benefit the extra accreditation would make.