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Accreditation
NCA — North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
AACSB — The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (undergraduate and graduate). UW Oshkosh is one of those elite few business programs accredited at both undergraduate and graduate level. Out of 1500+ business schools only 480 business schools, of which 63 are outside the U.S., hold AACSB accreditation. Therefore, only 30% of all business schools qualify for this premier accreditation.
Degrees Granted
BBA — Bachelor of Business Administration
MBA — Master of Business Administration
Global MBA — Global Master of Business Administration
MSIS — Master of Science in Information Systems
Undergraduate Majors and Contacts
Accounting: Dr. Peter Westort
Economics: Dr. M. Kevin McGee
Finance and Business Law: Willis Hagen, J.D.
Human Resources and Management: Dr. Ashay Desai
Information Systems: Dr. Michael Eierman
Marketing: Dr. Birgit Leisen Pollack
Operations Management: Dr. Michael Godfrey
Graduate Program and Contact
Master of Business Administration (MBA): Dr. Michael Tippins
College Composition
- Undergraduates: 1782
- Graduates: 600
- Faculty: 47
- Staff: 22
2008 Seniors
Average Starting Salary by Degree
- Accounting: $44,470
- Economics: $39,429
- Finance: $39,679
- Human Resource Mgt: $37,675
- IS: $44,917
- Marketing: $39,225
- Supply Chain and Operations Mgt: $43,952
How Students Obtained Their First Professional Position
- 39% via internships
- 24% via on-campus services (Job Fairs, Career Services, etc.)
- 18% via the Internet
- 6% clubs/classroom contacts
- 2% via personal contact
Working While in School
- 83% of seniors worked 11 hours or more while taking classes
- 50% worked over 20 hours per week while taking classes
- 33% worked 11-20 hours per week
- 11% worked fewer than 10 hours per week
- 6% did not work while taking classes.
Majors
- 27% earned double business majors
- Marketing was the most popular major, followed by Finance and HR
Program Completion
Average 9.2 semesters were required to complete graduation requirements
Exceptional Areas
As cited from 2008 senior exit interviews
- Advising
- Class Content/Curriculum: core diversity; guest speakers
- Faculty/Staff: knowledge and real world experience; accessibility of faculty
- Internship Experience : internship program and opportunities
- General: small class sizes, COB study room, student organizations
- College of Business Networking Night
