AMU/APU Graduates: Would you pursue a Masters from a different school, or continue with AMU/APU?

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I think if you are talking diversity in attending a brick and mortar college, then that would make sense. If you are talking another on-line college, or for profit school, I think you might be wiser staying with one you know and trust.

I am currently in a Masters degree with AMU. I like it, very informative and they are very friendly. I received my Bachelors degree from Troy University. I was told by a good friend that you should not go to the same school for your Masters and you did for your Bachelors. So yes diversity is a good thing and you should look into other schools for your Masters.

I earned my MBA at Grantham University online. They are very military friendly, and have a supportive and helpful staff.

I'm a big fan of diversity. If you can find another institution that works for you. . . do it. I already have two degrees from AMU, which definitely influenced my decision.

SFC (Join to see) I wish you the very best of luck no matter what your next steps are. You're asking the right questions, to the right folks.
This is a pretty motivational video I found on veteran Wes O'Donnell who holds an AMU graduate degree. I'm sure there are many other success stories out there.

This is a great question. I'm glad you asked it. I am in a similar situation. Reading through the answers gave me some interesting things to research. I personally am looking at going through a different school because I think it would look better on a resume to have a different school for each level of education (undergrad cert, AAS, BA, MBA, PhD, etc).

I've known many people who got a degree from AMU/APEI...they all loved it and most of them went on to get another degree from AMU/APEI after completing the first.

I agree with many of the comments. It is fine for a military/governmental career path, but not well recognized by civilian employers.

I completed my Bachelor's in Intelligence Operations at AMU. I met with an officer in the Master's Program and based on my conversations the course material between the Bachelor's and Master's program isn't that different. From this limited information, I would look at pursuing a degree at a college with more civilian recognition to boost your resume. If you plan on staying in the military, AMU is just as good a choice as any other college.

Well hopefully my 2 cents can help. I did my undergraduate degree in history from AMU. Then I changed schools to Trident University International for my MBA. I concentrated on Human Resources Management for my MBA. Success is all relative to be honest. I applied for positions with my MBA and didn't get a single call. It seemed at the time, everyone had/has a business degree so I didn't see any advantage. With that said, the good thing about having an MBA is that there are many positions you can work in. As for switching schools, as a HR professional, I dont like to see a candidate with just one school. It kind of leaves a 'professional student' idea in my mind. Or maybe the individual just 'knows' that school system only kind of thing. Diversify seems to be the norm from the applications I see. Hope it helps.

You're question was answered in several ways. I would add, "dude, masters is even easier than a BA"... seriously!

I am very pleased with AMU and wish I had used it initially. That being said, I am a proponent of using another university when possible for diversity sake and resume building. I do wish AMU had a PhD program though

I haven't attended AMU/APU, but my BA and two graduate degrees are all from the same school. I think that you should attend the school that provides the education that you want/need to fulfill your personal and career goals.

I did my B.S. with AMU, but switched to Colorado Technical Universty for my M.B.A. because I felt two degrees from AMU might not be the best post Air Force when talking with some employers. CTU was also good in my opinion.