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University of Phoenix ACBSP business accreditation

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) is a programmatic accreditor that accredits the following programs offered by the College of Business and Information Technology or the College of Doctoral Studies:

  • Associate of Arts with a concentration in Business Fundamentals

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting

  • Bachelor of Science in Business

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Master of Management

  • Doctor of Business Administration

  • Doctor of Management

For additional information, visit acbsp.org or call (913) 339-9356.

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

8101 College Blvd #100

Overland Park, KS 66210

ACBSP Accredited Program seal

ACBSP accreditation is separate from HLC institutional accreditation. HLC applies to University of Phoenix as an institution. ACBSP applies to covered business programs listed in the ACBSP record.

Students should verify both records when business program accreditation matters: HLC and DAPIP for institutional accreditation, and ACBSP for covered business programmatic accreditation.

What ACBSP is

ACBSP is a programmatic accreditor for business education. Programmatic accreditation evaluates specific programs or groups of programs, rather than the entire institution.

Programmatic accreditation may review areas such as curriculum, faculty qualifications, student learning outcomes and continuous improvement.

ACBSP accreditation does not replace institutional accreditation. It is an additional accreditation layer for covered business programs.

How ACBSP differs from HLC

HLC and ACBSP serve different accreditation roles.

HLC is the institutional accreditor for University of Phoenix. It evaluates the University as a whole and is the core source for institutional accreditation status.

ACBSP is a programmatic accreditor for covered business programs. It does not accredit the entire University and should not be used as a substitute for HLC institutional accreditation.

Students should use the correct source for the correct question: HLC and DAPIP for institutional accreditation, and ACBSP for covered business program accreditation.

How to verify University of Phoenix ACBSP accreditation

Students, graduates, employers and other reviewers should verify ACBSP accreditation through the ACBSP member or accredited-programs directory. The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accredits the following programs offered by the College of Business and Information Technology or the College of Doctoral Studies:.

  • Associate of Arts with a concentration in Business Fundamentals

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting

  • Bachelor of Science in Business

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Master of Management

  • Doctor of Business Administration

  • Doctor of Management

For additional information, visit acbsp.org or call (913) 339-9356.

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

8101 College Blvd #100

Overland Park, KS 66210

ACBSP Accredited Program seal

A search for University of Phoenix will confirm which business programs are accredited, the current accreditation status, and any accreditation details listed in the ACBSP record.

University of Phoenix may also publish accreditation information on its own site, but the accreditor’s own directory is the strongest source for programmatic accreditation verification.

Covered programs and scope

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accredits the following programs offered by the College of Business and Information Technology or the College of Doctoral Studies:

  • Associate of Arts with a concentration in Business Fundamentals

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting

  • Bachelor of Science in Business

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Master of Management

  • Doctor of Business Administration

  • Doctor of Management

For additional information, visit acbsp.org or call (913) 339-9356.

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

8101 College Blvd #100

Overland Park, KS 66210

ACBSP Accredited Program seal

Students should not assume that every University of Phoenix business program is covered by ACBSP. Programs outside business, such as nursing, counseling, education or other fields, may have different programmatic accreditation considerations.

When programmatic accreditation matters, students should verify whether the specific program is accredited, not only the institution.

ACBSP and AACSB

ACBSP and AACSB are different business programmatic accreditors.

The full names of these business accreditors are:

  • ACBSP – Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs

  • AACSB – Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

A brief distinction:

  • ACBSP focuses on teaching excellence, student learning outcomes, and continuous improvement in business education.

  • AACSB is often considered the most research-intensive business accreditor and emphasizes faculty scholarship, strategic management, innovation, and high-quality business education standards.

Some employers, graduate programs or other professional contexts may name one business accreditor specifically. If a requirement names AACSB, students should not assume ACBSP satisfies that requirement without checking directly with the evaluator.

The safest approach is to ask the employer, graduate program or other reviewer whether ACBSP accreditation satisfies the specific requirement. Students should make that confirmation before relying on programmatic accreditation for enrollment, employment or graduate admission planning.

What ACBSP accreditation can support

ACBSP accreditation may be relevant when a reviewer asks whether a business program holds programmatic business accreditation.

It can support documentation for covered University of Phoenix business programs, but it does not guarantee employment, salary outcomes, graduate admission, employer preference or licensing approval.

Those decisions belong to the employer, graduate program, licensing authority or other evaluator applying its own policy.

How to document both accreditation layers

For a business program credential, students and graduates may need to document both institutional and programmatic accreditation.

The institutional layer should be documented through the HLC Statement of Accreditation Status and the DAPIP record. The business programmatic layer should be documented through the ACBSP record for University of Phoenix.

Using both records helps answer two different questions: whether the University is institutionally accredited and whether the specific business program is covered by ACBSP accreditation.

Students and graduates should verify the ACBSP record at the time documentation is needed, because program scope and accreditation status should always be checked against the current accreditor record.

Confirming program scope with ACBSP

The Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP) accredits the following programs offered by the College of Business and Information Technology or the College of Doctoral Studies.

  • Associate of Arts with a concentration in Business Fundamentals

  • Bachelor of Science in Accounting

  • Bachelor of Science in Business

  • Master of Business Administration

  • Master of Management

  • Doctor of Business Administration

  • Doctor of Management

For additional information, visit acbsp.org or call (913) 339-9356.

Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP)

8101 College Blvd #100

Overland Park, KS 66210

ACBSP Accredited Program seal

Students and graduates should verify the current program scope directly through ACBSP before relying on programmatic accreditation for employment, graduate admission or another credential-review purpose.

Institutional accreditation and programmatic accreditation are related but separate. Both should be checked when both matter.

Sources

  1. [1] Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs. Accredited Programs Directory. https://acbsp.org. Accessed June 2026.

  2. [2] Higher Learning Commission. Statement of Accreditation Status. https://hlcommission.org. Accessed June 2026.

  3. [3] U.S. Department of Education. DAPIP. https://ope.ed.gov/dapip. Accessed June 2026.

  4. [4] University of Phoenix. Accreditation. https://www.phoenix.edu/about/accreditation.html. Accessed June 2026.