Highlights About Us
FACTS ABOUT
UW Oshkosh College of Business
Interim Dean for 2008-09: C. Burk Tower
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
- MSIS—Master of Science in Information Systems
Undergraduate Majors and Contacts:
- Accounting: Dr. Joann Cross
- Economics: Dr. Ralph Gunderson
- Finance and Business Law: Dr. Robert Kunkel
- Human Resources and Management: Dr. B.S. Sridhar
- Management Information Systems (MIS): Dr. Michael Eierman
- Marketing: Dr. Birgit Leisen Pollack
- Operations Management: Dr. Steven Dunn
Graduate Programs and Contacts:
- Master of Business Administration (MBA): Dr. Michael Tippins
- Global MBA: Lynn Mozingo
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
- MIS - $44,917
- Marketing - $39,225
- Supply Chain & Operations Mgt - $43,952
- How obtained first professional position - 32% via personal contact, 31% via internships/clubs/classroom contacts, 23% via on-campus services (Job Fairs, Career Services, etc.), 16% via the Internet
- 27% earned double business majors. Marketing was the most popular major, followed by Finance and HR
- Average 9.0 semesters were required to complete graduate requirements
- Working while in school: 84% of seniors worked 11 hours or more while taking classes; 37% worked 11-20 hours per week; 47% worked over 20 hours per week while taking classes; 8% worked fewer than 10 hours per week; 6% did not work while taking classes.
2007 Senior Exit Interviews
(Areas cited as exceptional)
- Advising
- Class Content/Curriculum: core diversity; guest speakers
- Faculty/Staff: knowledge and real world experience; accessibility of faculty
- Professional Experience/Internship: internship program and opportunities
- General: small class sizes; COBA study room; student
organizations