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Excellence

of the highest standard
The Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University has been accredited since 1958 by AACSB, considered the highest standard for quality in business education. AACSB provides quality assurance, business education intelligence, and learning and development services to member organizations worldwide. 
The Spears School of Business is fully accredited by the AACSB and we are part of a movement united to improve the quality of business education around the world.

 

Undergraduates

Post-graduation data was gathered on 83% of the 1,370 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree in 2021.

 

Within six months of graduation, 95% had employment, job offers or other plans (such as pursuing a graduate degree).  The average reported salary was $52,663.

 

Of students responding, 14.2% were enrolled and pursuing advanced degrees.

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Master's Programs

Post-graduation data was gathered on 86% of the 279 students who graduated with a master’s degree in 2021.  The percent who had employment, job offers or other plans within six months of graduation:

  • MBA graduates – 97%
  • MS-Accounting graduates – 100%
  • MS-Business Analytics and Data Science graduates – 100%
  • MS-Management Information Systems graduates – 100%
  • MS-Quantitative Financial Economics graduates – 90%

The average reported salary was $80,267.

Ph.D. Programs

Post-graduation data was gathered on 91% of the 22 students who graduated with a Ph.D. in Business Administration in 2021, and 100% had employment or job offers within six months of graduation. The average and median salary for these graduates was $108,750.

Retention

87.1% of students who were classified as new freshmen in the Spears School of Business in Fall 2020 were still at OSU in Fall 2021. 

Graduation

The most recent four-year graduation rate for new freshmen in the Spears School of Business is 61.9%, and the six-year graduation rate is 72.3%.

Certification Pass Rates

According to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA), the 2021 CPA exam pass rates were as follows:

  • The CPA exam pass rate for students who completed an advanced degree at Oklahoma State University in 2021 was 76.67%.  (Note:  Eligibility to sit for the exam requires 150 completed hours, equivalent to an undergraduate and master’s degree, and is the path we encourage for aspiring CPAs.).
  • The CPA exam pass rate for students who completed only an undergraduate degree at Oklahoma State University and were taking the exam for the first time was 50%.
  • The average CPA exam scores for master's students in 2021: FAR 80, AUD 76, BEC 84, REG 80.

Both of the preceding rates exceed the state and national pass rates and the pass rates of AACSB-accredited business schools.

 

SAS certification pass rates for 2019-20 are:

  • Base SAS programming certification/SAS Certified Associate* – 53% (2019 cohort), 67% (2020 cohort)
  • Advanced SAS programming certification* – 100% (2019 cohort), 100% (2020 cohort)
  • SAS Predictive Modeling* – 71% (2019 cohort), 52% (2020 cohort)

* Students who took the exam

 
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