Student Success
is at the Heart
of All we Do
Titans benefit from an innovative curriculum that combines a strong foundation in liberal arts with comprehensive learning in all business functions, professional-level internship experience and an emphasis on networking and professional skills training. The UW Oshkosh College of Business is committed to building successful futures and successful outcomes for our students and stakeholders. The below metrics are just a few of the ways that we measure the positive impact a UW Oshkosh education has on our graduates.
Internship Program Annual Report 2023-2024
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh College of Business requires students to compliment their academic studies with practical business experience. With professional internships, the internship program connects students to employers both domestic and abroad.
Through this program, we collect student internship data from the academic year and provide resources and knowledge to current students, faculty, and corporate partners. Download the Report
Students earned credit for co-ops and internships
Unique employers hired UWO interns
- 98% of supervisors state their intern is ready for the business world
- 94% of supervisors say they would hire their intern full-time
- 97% of students have paid internships
INTERNSHIP WAGE TYPE
Other = commission, stipened, salary, international
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Hourly
%
Unpaid
%
Other
Average Hourly Wage by Major
| Accounting | $23.41 |
| Accounting - Public | $26.25 |
| Accounting - Private | $19.34 |
| Economics | $18.50 |
| Finance | $19.23 |
| Human Resource Management | $18.33 |
| Information Systems | $20.41 |
| Management | $17.14 |
| Marketing | $17.22 |
| Supply Chain Management | $19.74 |
Titans Get Hired!
The UW Oshkosh Career and Professional Development office administers the first destination survey which collects information from the graduating UW Oshkosh undergraduate students body one month prior to graduation and up to 9 months following graduation to assess their post graduation plans. Read the full report: 2022-2023 First Destination Survey Results
Number of Graduates
%
Overall Response Rate
%
Career Outcome Rate
| Major | % Employed | Average Salary |
| Accounting | 93.1% | $58,950 |
| Economics | 80% | $59,100 |
| Finance | 91.6% | $55,894 |
| Human Resource Management | 88% | $45,396 |
| Information Systems | 78.3% | $63,477 |
| Major | % Employed | Average Salary |
| Interactive Web Management | 66.7% | $-- |
| Management | 94.9% | $50,838 |
| Marketing | 86.1% | $46,063 |
| Supply Chain | 89.7% | $60,525 |
| Average Annual Salary | 87.5% | $53,228 |
--Not reported (Data is only reported if there were 5 or more responses)
ETS Results
The ETS Major Field Test is given in the spring of every other year to our graduating seniors. The exam contains 120 multiple choice questions that cover a wide array of business areas. The scores below show how COB students did relative to 338 other business schools in various areas of the test.
- Accounting 86%
- Economics 55%
- Finance 67%
- International Issues 88%
- Information Systems 78%
- Legal and Social Environment 44%
- Management 33%
- Marketing 71%
- Quantitative Business Analysis 73%
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2024 composite score compared to 338 business schools
CMA Exam Pass Rates
The CMA exam is recognized worldwide as a mark of excellence in the management accounting profession and covers broad business topics. Passing the CMA demonstrates substantial knowledge in such areas as financial planning, performance and analytics as well as strategic financial management. UWO recognized for high pass rate on CMA exam.
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Highest pass rate for first time test takers across all U.S. Schools in 2019.
CPA Exam Pass Rates
The performance of UW Oshkosh accounting students who passed the CPA exam on their first try has equaled or exceeded both the past rate for the state of Wisconsin and exceeded the nation as a whole. In addition, the total pass rate (including sections students did not pass the first time) has equaled or exceeded both the Wisconsin pass rate and the national pass rate in four of the five years (2013-2017)
To become a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA), you must first pass the Uniform CPA Examination®. The CPA Exam consists of four, four-hour sections: Auditing and Attestation (AUD), Business Environment and Concepts (BEC), Financial Accounting and Reporting (FAR) and Regulation (REG).
FT | 76.1%
AT | 71.0%
FT | 69.5%
AT | 49.3%
FT | 58.6%
AT | 43.9%
2019 Data
FT = First time test taker | AT = All test takers