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I'm thinking about working on an MBA online. Which universities have the cheapest tuition? I'm guessing the average is around $22,000.

Does anyone have any experience getting their degree from an international university? I've heard those are a lot cheaper, but I'm not sure whether they are accredited in the US.

Take a look at justcolleges.com, they have a lot of good information on online mba colleges. You can even request for information from several different colleges for free and this will probably give you an idea.

Some of the top colleges are Capella, Strayer and University of Phoenix.

Here is a link to the site's listing of online mba colleges:

http://www.justcolleges.com/online/onlinemba.htm

This question is for International Students who are interested to earn an online MBA program from accredited univiersities.

I highly doubt it

My school is both regionally and nationally accredited but its MBA program lacks AACSB accreditation. Can I still use my degree? Will employers hire me? I am very content with what my school offers but it does matter if I can use my degree in the future and it will not be just another piece of paper.

AACSB is the highest accreditation a business school can obtain. You can still use your degree, but if you want to truly be competitive I would go to an AACSB accredited school…you have to look at your degree as an investment, as it will pay you back in the future. Good Luck!

How important is it that an MBA program be accredited by the AACSB? Do employers care? Or is this mainly for those who wish to pursue a career in academia

Honestly, I found that unless you're going to the top MBA schools~ Wharton, Yale, Harvard etc. It really doesn't matter. I've seen people with online degrees from Thomas Edison or Phoenix online obtain executive management positions.

I am thinking about getting an MBA and eventually a DBA. I dont meet the requirements to get accepted in an AACSB accredited MBA program. However there are quite a few ACBSP programs that I qualify for. Should I go for an ACBSP DBA program? Will that look as good on a resume as an AACSB accredited MBA?

The two degrees are not comparable. The DBA is more similar to a Ph.D. The requirements for an MBA are an undergraduate degree in any field. Beyond that, schools require an admission test such as the GMAT and many prefer work experience, but AACSB accreditation does not impose restrictions on which students accredited schools can accept.

I suggest you consult the Official MBA Guide, a comprehensive free public service with more than 2,000 MBA programs listed worldwide. It allows you to search for programs by location (US, Europe, Far East, etc.), by concentration (finance, marketing, aviation management, health management, accounting, etc.), by type of program (full-time, distance learning, part-time, etc), and by listing your own criteria and preferences to get a list of universities that satisfy your needs. You can even specify the accreditation you want. You can use the Guide to find schools that offer the DBA in addition to the MBA, contact schools of your choice, examine their data, visit their web site, and send them pre applications. You can see lists of top 40 schools ranked by starting salaries of graduates, GMAT scores, and other criteria. It's the best service available at http://officialmbaguide.org.

I’m hoping to move to Sydney this February to begin an MBA program. I’m from the US and I’m not going to make a trip there before deciding which school so I’m relying on the internet for research. Honestly, I’m just hoping to get in somewhere. I’m looking at the University of Western Sydney and the University of Technology Sydney. I know I wouldn’t get into the University of New South Wales, but are there any others? I graduated with honors from an accredited USA university with a bachelors of business administration. I have good work experience, however I did not do well on the GMAT so I need a school who doesn’t focus much on it. Thank you for your time!!

The only others are in regional NSW, not Sydney itself:

Uni of Newcastle – not far from Sydney, worth considering? You can live half way on the Central Coast.
Southern Cross Uni
Uni of New England
Uni of Wollongong – also not far from Sydney

Some Australian unis have MBA’s by distance education/online also. That’s how I did mine because I was living in a rural area at the time. I found it to be perfectly OK (Uni of Southern Qld).

www.mbaguide.com.au
www.uac.edu.au

And don’t worry, there aren’t any bad universities, they all have good reputations.