Watson Graduate School of Management

Quality programs

empowering excellence through graduate business education

Why should you consider graduate school? Studies show that career earnings for adults with master’s degrees are about 25 percent higher than those earning bachelor’s degrees. The Watson Graduate School of Management houses interdisciplinary programs such as the Master of Business Administration (MBA) and the Master of Science in Business Analytics and Data Science and supports management and advising in the Master in MIS program. In addition, it serves a coordinating role for other graduate discipline-specific programs in Spears Business.

Meet the team

Excellence and quality

Our graduate programs in business are consistently recognized for their excellence in the classroom. Data was gathered on 89% of Spears students who graduated with master's degrees in 2022, and 99% of MBA respondents had employment, job offers or other plans within six months of graduation. The school’s online MBA program is regularly ranked as one of the nation’s best by U.S. News and World Report. Our information systems, analytics and data science programs are also well known for their quality and excellent placement rates.

About the Watsons

Master's Programs Doctoral Programs Online Programs Certificates

Get involved

Spears Business graduate students have the opportunity to participate in a number of programs and student organizations, including several targeting specific fields of study.

Student organizations Mentoring program

CIE Scholars

The Creativity, Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CIE) Scholars program is a distinguished initiative developed to recognize and engage the top graduate students at OSU.

CIE Scholars

Scholarships & financial aid

The Watson Graduate School awards several scholarships each year and has made a long-term commitment to providing our students with the best resources for affordable graduate education.

Scholarships Tuition