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AACSB Distance / External / Limited Residency PhD/DBA

Last post 11-03-2009, 5:47 PM by Cajun. 2 replies.
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  •  11-01-2009, 2:17 PM 24660

    AACSB Distance / External / Limited Residency PhD/DBA

    Hi, This is my first post here.

    I am looking for help finding AACSB  Distance / External / Limited Residency PhD/DBA in Business - In one of these areas: Marketing, Management, Org Mgmt, Technology Mgmt, or HR.

    Why AACSB Doctoral? I would like to move from my current career in  Technology to Academia and become a tenured professor in a Biz Dept.

    Why Distance / External?  I have a full time job, leaving a secure job is not something I am willing to undertake, not in this economy.

    Where? I am looking for programs in the US / Canada or Europe only.  Taught in English. I prefer N.America programs since I am in the US.

    Thanks for your help in advance!

    Ethan

     

     

     

  •  11-02-2009, 12:17 PM 24672 in reply to 24660

    Re: AACSB Distance / External / Limited Residency PhD/DBA

    Hi Ethan, and welcome!

    Higher education is the last bastion of systemic bias against distance learning.  The faculty members who make hiring decisions tend to be older and very traditionally minded, and they're aware that making it easier to become a full time professor diminishes their own prestige, which is the coin of the academic realm.  Younger faculty members know better, but they're not the decision makers here.  Give it time, and this will change, but that's the state of higher education in the U.S. right now.

    Because of this, tenure track academia is very difficult to break into with a doctorate earned by distance.  If you search around, yes, you'll find people on college and university faculties who have those sorts of doctorates.  But they are almost always people who already held some sort of position there by virtue of personal relationships and the like and used those sorts of programs to top off with a doctorate for appearance's sake. 

    So if a tenure track position is really your goal, then earning a doctorate part time on campus near you somewhere would likely be much better for helping you get where you want to go.  In addition, if you were to be a full time doctoral student, you'd likely be able to get an assistantship that would cover all of your costs and pay you a stipend.  It would be a modest living for a few years, but don't dismiss it without looking into it.

    All that said, there is one possibility: the DBA from Kennesaw State College in Georgia.  They have the only currently operating AACSB accredited doctorate in business in North America of which I'm aware. Total tuition is about $75,000, so don't do it unless you mean it.  Even if you complete that program, your options won't be as broad as you might think.  A friend is finishing his PhD in Finance at a similar AACSB-accredited pubic university in Florida, and was advised that he'll probably find a tenure track position, but it will be at a low tier school. 

    The University of Florida has been talking about doing one for several years now, but given their state budget implosion, I wouldn't hold my breath.  And I'm sure when they do get around to offering one it will cost an arm and a leg.

    -=Steve=-


    B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
    M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
    Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress
  •  11-03-2009, 5:47 PM 24697 in reply to 24672

    Re: AACSB Distance / External / Limited Residency PhD/DBA

    I agree with Steve 100% and then some.  Even an AACSB accredited PhD from a school like Tulane is not an absolute on gaining tenure at a university.  I know for example one person in just such a scenario, been teaching at the same school for 12 years, denied tenure 2 or 3 times (I can't remember) and feel they are too invested in that school to leave to go elsewhere.  Academia is rife with politics and good old boy systems, breaking into that, especially with an online degree and especially as an outsider would be a tough career move.

    Adjuncting however is always an option, but it pays poorly.

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