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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.
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