The Rise of Online MBA Education

A+ The Rise of Online MBA Education Whether pursued for a salary increase, a promotion, or a change in careers, an MBA empowers professionals to pursue the next stage in their careers. See the benefits of an online MBA program and why more and more business professionals are turning to the web for education. Classroom of the Future Over 6.7 million Online enrollment is now greater than students are enrolled in online education [32% of total enrollment x 1,000,000 77% of academic leaders claim online learning is of equal quality or better than face-to-face learning The Online MBA #1 most popular graduate degree online 1/3 of online students are studying business Offered by 355 accredited programs 98+ online schools are accredited by the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) Annual earnings for new MBA holders are Average duration for part-time students: 3 years $40,000 higher than those with just bachelor's degrees 86%. /0 of 2011 MBA graduates found employment 93% of O of those in the position they wanted Why Choose an Online MBA Program? FLEXIBILITY 96.4% 91.8% of online MBA students chose an online program because of its of students needed a program that fit with their personal schedules flexibility around their work schedules OTHER REASONS FOR CHOOSING AN ONLINE PROGRAM: 89.2% 88.3% 86.9% 86.3% 81.4% Interaction with Progressive Diversity of Accessibility Adequate structure diversity of students program specializations Visit onlinemba.ohio.edu and learn more about Ohio University's 35-credit online MBA program. Sources http://sloanconsortium.org/news_press/january2013_new-study-over-67-million-students-learning-online http://www.bestbizschools.com/search-aacsb-accredited-schools/onlineMBAs.html http://www.geteducated.com/career-center/detail/online-mba-facts http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/08/02/study-business-most-popular-field-of-study-among -online-students?int=c7e468 http://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/tech/evidence-based-practices/finalreport.pdf http://www.ksl.com/?nid=968&sid=20142878 http://www.thejeo.com/Archives/Volume6Number2/GrzedaandMillerPaper.pdf