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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 2021-2022

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

  • 99% of supervisors state their intern is ready for the business world
  • 91% 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

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Unpaid

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Other

Average Hourly
Internship Wage by Major

MAJORHOURLY WAGE
Accounting$18.30
Accounting - Public $21.75
Accounting - Private$16.14
Economics$16.57
Finance$16.88
Human Resources$16.00
Information Systems$17.35
Interactive Web Management$14.00
Management$17.83
Marketing$15.43
Supply Chain Management$17.47
OVERALL AVERAGE$16.70

 

 

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 2017.

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

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 274 other business schools in various areas of the test. 

  • Accounting 93% 93%
  • Economics 73% 73%
  • Finance 81% 81%
  • International Issues 72% 72%
  • Information Systems 86% 86%
  • Legal and Social Environment 75% 75%
  • Management 89% 89%
  • Marketing 89% 89%
  • Quantitative Business Analysis 83% 83%

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2022 composite score compared to 274 business schools

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: 2020-2021 First Destination Survey Results

Number of Graduates

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Secured a job prior to graduation

  • Mean Salary | $47,707
  • High Salary | $57,176