What is Accreditation?

What is Accreditation?

The Association of MBAs was founded in 1967 and has, since its inception, been instrumental in upholding the highest standards of postgraduate business education quality in an expanding global market. Our international accreditation service is fundamental to this purpose. It is an independent validation for postgraduate business programmes offered at institutions throughout the world.

Accreditation guarantees quality, assessing programmes rigorously. Every accredited programme has been carefully scrutinised, and must meet the demanding standards laid out in our criteria. We visit all institutions with a panel of senior academics from leading accredited programmes, and we make sure the facilities, faculty, curriculum and students are of the very highest standards. The assessment report produced by the panel is in turn considered by our International Accreditation Advisory Board (IAAB), and only when they are satisfied can a programme earn our accreditation.

Why should I study on an accredited programme?

The decision to take an MBA, DBA or MBM represents a major commitment and investment, both in terms of finance and time. Information that prospective students can access about programmes and business schools is often fragmented and, in a great deal of cases, biased and incomplete.

Under these circumstances, the Association of MBAs provides an authoritative and independent opinion about the postgraduate management education market through its international accreditation.  All of our accredited programmes have outstanding features that guarantee quality in the delivery and practice of general management knowledge at postgraduate level.

To study on one of our accredited programmes is to be assured that the education you are receiving is of the highest standard in the world, and to know that you are working towards a qualification that will be recognised as such. 

Complete list of accredited MBA programmes

Complete list of accredited DBA programmes

Complete list of accredited MBM programmes

Order our Official MBA Handbook, with all the information you need to make the decision about what and where to study.

Contact the accreditation team for more information.