Where Can You Get a Marketing Degree Online?

What does it mean to get a marketing degree through distance learning? Distance Learning is the new buzzword in education. It means you can get the degree you want and need from an accredited school "at a distance;" that is, online.

Where can you get a marketing degree online? Do a simple online search for names of online colleges offering marketing degrees. For example, the Distance Learning College Guide lists these schools, and provides links to each one:

University of Phoenix offers the following online marketing degree programs:

• Bachelor of Science in Business - Marketing
• Master of Business Administration - Marketing

Kaplan University - Kaplan offers the following marketing degree online:

Master of Business Administration/Marketing

Grand Canyon University - offers the following online marketing degrees:

• Bachelor degree (BS) in Marketing
• MBA in Marketing

American Intercontinental University (AIU) - offers the following marketing degree online programs:

• Bachelor degree (BBA) - Marketing
• MBA - Marketing

Post University - offers the following online marketing degrees:

• Associates degree in Marketing
• Bachelor degree in Marketing

Devry University - offers the following online business marketing degree:

• Bachelor in Business Administration - Sales and Marketing

Marylhurst University Online - offers the following master degree in marketing online:

• MBA - Business Administration -Marketing

Jones International University - offers the following online marketing degree programs:

• BABC in Sales and Marketing
• BBA in Sales and Marketing Management

Columbia Southern University - Columbia Southern University (CSU) offers these online marketing courses and programs:

• BS - Business Administration - Marketing
• MBA in Marketing
• Certificate in Marketing (undergraduate and graduate)

Ashford University offers the following online bachelor degrees in marketing and MBA marketing degree:

• Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration - Marketing
• Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Marketing
• Bachelor of Arts in Social Science - Marketing
• MBA - Marketing

Which Online Marketing Degree is Best?

How do you know which ones are good and which ones aren't? Which ones are too expensive? Not credible? According to Fortune magazine, "Anybody who's thinking of enrolling in an online degree (should) take a good look at GetEducated.com." CNN Money says "Beware diploma mills...Go to GetEducated.com and ask the Diploma Mill Police." This site has free downloads and detailed guides with rankings, ratings and reviews for over 79 online bachelor and MBA degree programs in marketing. When filtered for accreditation by the AACSB, the list narrows to the 10 listed below. (The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is a voluntary, non-governmental accrediting agency that oversees the standardization of collegiate schools of business and accounting nationwide.)

Northeastern University
(MA)Master of Business Administration / Marketing
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University of Colorado at Colorado Springs(CO)\
Master of Business Administration / Marketing
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University of Wisconsin-Whitewater(WI)
Master of Business Administration / Marketing
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute(MA)
Certificate in Technology Marketing \
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(MA)Master of Science Marketing and Technological Innovation
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
(MA)Master of Business Administration / Technology Marketing
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University of Massachusetts-Online(MA)'
Bachelors Business Administration / Marketing
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Drexel University(PA)
Master of Business Administration / Marketing
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Saint Joseph's University(PA)
Executive Pharmaceutical Marketing Master of Business Administration
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Saint Joseph's University(PA)
Certificate Executive Pharmaceutical Marketing
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The AACSB mark on your online marketing degree adds prestige plus $10,000

AACSB-accredited distance MBAs cost significantly more than their regionally-accredited counterparts.
Average cost of an AACSB Online MBA: $32,926.
Average cost of a regionally accredited distance MBA, on the other hand, is only $22,924.
That's a whopping savings of $10,002.

If your budget is tight, skipping AACSB accreditation on your online MBA can save you a bundle. But, if you will be competing in an aggressive career environment, if academic prestige is important to you, or if you intend to join a business college faculty, it may be wise to get the AACSB accreditation. Also, your corporate tuition plan may only pay for an AACSB-accredited degree. So, if you don't mind taking the GRE (Graduate Records Examination) or GMAT (Graduate Management Admission Test), and are confident you can score above average, then choose an AACSB distance learning marketing degree.

Why You Should Check With the Diploma Mill Police Before You Get Your Online Marketing Degree

Online marketing degree options are not only expanding, they are growing in credibility and value. With the AACSB accreditation to go by, you can't go wrong. And there are other valid accreditation sources you can verify through the Diploma Mill Police. Because as in every field, there are scams. Such as this one when Chester the pug becomes the victim of a degree mill, and is actually awarded an MBA in Marketing from Rochville University for $499, "one of scores of online universities operating from foreign post office boxes that advertise college diplomas fast-for a flat fee," (with phony accreditation), according to Vicky Philips, GetEducated founder. Chester is currently starring in this educational video:"Dog Earns Online MBA: A Cautionary Tail."

Sources:
http://www.distance-learning-college-guide.com/online-marketing-degree.html
http://www.geteducated.com/index.php?find_degrees=show
http://www.geteducated.com/breaking-news-consumer-alerts/289-dog-gets-online-mba/