By: reeper_0

reeper_0 — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:40:37 +0000

webster

By: Eendeebo

Eendeebo — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:07:56 +0000

i think alot more people recognize university of pheonix

By: Tkr2good

Tkr2good — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:15:23 +0000

The University of Phoenix has a poor reputation. I don’t know about the other two, though

By: EILISHA

EILISHA — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:55:20 +0000

For a grad degree in business, you ideally want the program to be AACSB accredited. Many employers will only hire MBAs if they’ve gone to an AACSB accredited program. Of course, there are also some employers who don’t care about that, but there are enough that do care that I feel I must mention it.
The AACSB accredited programs in TN are:
-Belmont University
-East Tennessee State University
-The University of Memphis
-Middle Tennessee State University
-University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
-University of Tennessee at Knoxville
-University of Tennessee at Martin
-Tennessee State University
-Tennessee Technological University
-Vanderbilt University
But that said, an AACSB accredited school may not fit what you need, as you describe it. If that’s the case, try to find the best respected MBA program that you can. And of those you listed, that’s absolutely the one at Webster University.
Many employers have a strong bias against MBAs and other grad degrees from for-profit schools. Both U of P and Keller are for-profit schools. There’s a real danger that you’d graduate with a grad degree and not be able to find a job with it, if you went there.
You don’t need to quit your job to get an MBA or other masters degree. Many schools offer part-time programs that are designed for working professionals such as yourself.
In addition, if you can’t find something you like local to you, you can go online. As with for-profit unis, though, a lot of employers are biased against online masters degrees. Thus you can combat that by going to a school that has a solid rep for their offline programs. Schools that offer online masters degrees in some or all of the fields you mentioned include Northeastern U, U Maryland, Penn State, UMass Amherst, Boston University, Drexel U, Southern New Hampshire U, UMass Dartmouth, Tiffin U, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Polytechnic University (NY), and others. In fact, if you can find a school that’s vaguely in commuting distance of your home – say, within a few hours drive – there’s usually no way for an employer to tell you did the degree online.

By: Mattman

Mattman — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:28:51 +0000

Check out the University of Maryland University College.
Yes, it is a state university, but they are 100% online and a ton cheaper than all the ones you listed.

By: RoaringM

RoaringM — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:10:26 +0000