Promoting the Value of Business Education

As part of our effort to develop toolkits to help members promote the value of business education and AACSB accreditation to students and parents, alumni, and the broader university, we have developed several proof points in collaboration with GMAC for use in your marketing and communications messaging.

Value of AACSB-Accredited Business Schools

AACSB is the world’s largest business education network and global accreditor with the highest-quality standards.

1,900+ member organization in 100+ countries/territories serving 5 millon+ enrolled students and lifelong learners.
1,000+ accredited schools in 60+ countries/territories.
1,000+ volunteers in 100+ countries/territories.
3 global offices serving the Americas (Tampa, Florida); Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (Amsterdam); and Asia Pacific (Singapore).
AACSB serves a network of over 150,000 faculty, thought leaders, and business influencers.
150+ learning and development opportunities.
40+ networking communities.

Connect to Quality. AACSB accreditation is globally recognized as the highest standard of quality in business education by educators, business, and students.

Approximately 6 percent of the world’s schools offering business degree education have achieved AACSB accreditation, demonstrating a commitment to high-quality rigorous standards, innovation, and continuous process improvement.
AACSB accreditation is one of the requirements to be considered for the rankings with the Financial Times and US News.
80+ peer-reviewed articles indicate that AACSB accreditation enhances academic quality, establishes a robust brand for affiliated schools, encourages increased resources and support, and generates improved outcomes for students.
In FY2022-23, members gave a 92 percent satisfaction rating for accreditation visits and a 96 percent rating on the value of AACSB accreditation, based on a 100-percent scale.

AACSB accredited schools help students find their purpose and provide top talent and the latest research knowledge to business. Graduates are ready on day one with the problem-solving and analytical mindset and durable skills needed to lead change and transform business and society.

70 percent of the CEOs representing Fortune 100 companies have a business degree from an AACSB-accredited school.
70 percent of the Top Paid CEOs representing S&P 500 companies have a degree from an AACSB-accredited school.
83 percent of lifelong learners say a business degree is very important or important to career success, based on a 2022 AACSB survey of more than 3,500 global participants.
Some of the most Influential Leaders in the world are alumni of AACSB-accredited business schools.

Results from GMAC surveys of longitudinal candidate surveys in 2022 reinforce the value of business education and AACSB-accredited business schools.

87 percent of alumni from AACSB accredited-schools agree their graduate management education was professionally rewarding.
96 percent of responding alumni from AACSB-accredited business schools are employed, including 91 percent who work for a company and 5 percent who are self-employed entrepreneurs.
88 percent of alumni from AACSB-accredited schools agree that their graduate business education increased their employability.
87 percent of alumni from AACSB-accredited schools agree that the skills they developed in business school advanced their careers.
83 percent of alumni from AACSB-accredited schools agree that their graduate business education increased their earning power.

One-Pager

This one-page information sheet is a handy tool available for your use in promoting the value of AACSB accreditation and business education to potential and current learners.

Learner One-Pager