If an MBA is accredited IAO Houston, what is the level of recognition?
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If an MBA is accredited IAO Houston, what is the level of recognition?
Hi Rajm,
The IAO is an independent body with accredits universities, institutions and organisations based on organizational management, academic/business management and institutional/business performance. It is not a recognised accrediting body (by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA)). This essentially means that while the university may have been evaluated and met their set standards, this accreditation is not widely recognised in the United States or on an international level. It may be best to use the accreditation as a guide to the quality of the university, but I would not rely on it as a marker of prestige or name recognition, neither in the Unites States or internationally.
The three core accrediting bodies include the AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. All three of these bodies are internationally recognised.
Hope this has been helpful,
SearchMBA
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