Can an online MBA accelerate your career? The best proof of that is likely to come with increased responsibility through a promotion or a pay increase that can be directly traced to the degree. Our survey of recent online MBA alumni show that 50% or more of the graduates from a dozen programs have, in fact, gotten promotions that they directly attribute to their online MBAs. At the top of the list? The University of Maryland where seven of every ten online MBA grads have earned promotions thanks to their graduate degrees