罗伯特W. Plaster College of Business

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Business Degrees

的 mission of the 罗伯特W. Plaster College of Business is to equip students to pursue academic excellence through professional 程序s with a biblical worldview in a caring environment committed to the principles of free enterprise.

Division of Business

Area of 会计

SBU's accounting degrees prepare 毕业生 for diversified careers in the practice of public accounting, not-for-profit accounting, internal auditing, federal taxation, and general accounting management, all with a Christ-centered worldview in order to prepare the 毕业生 to be servant leaders in a global society. This area offers 两个专业:

Area of Business

SBU's business administration degrees provide students with a broad curriculum of study in business-related courses with a Christ-centered worldview, preparing them for diverse, ever-changing, global careers, and equipping them for continued education 和服务. This area offers nine undergraduate majors:

Master of Business Administration

SBU's 罗伯特W. Plaster College of Business also offers a Master of Business Administration (MBA) graduate degree. 的 MBA 程序 has been established to enhance the professional and personal development of the students, and provide the foundation necessary for occupational advancement.

认证

Specialized 认证

的认证 Council for Business Schools and 项目 (ACBSP) has accredited the following 程序s within the 罗伯特W. Plaster College of Business:

会计、B.S.
Business Administration (Traditional), B.S.
Master of Business Administration, M.B.A.

的 traditional business administration 程序s that are accredited include 管理, 市场营销, 经济学/金融, Public Relations, and International Business.

项目 not accredited by ACBSP include the Business Administration (Non-Traditional), B.S. which comprises the General Business major offered on the 萨勒姆 and Mountain 查看校园. Furthermore, the following majors have been recent additions to the College and as a result are not currently accredited by ACBSP: Computational 金融, Cybersecurity 管理, Digital 市场营销, and Sport Business. All 程序s are covered by SBU's overall accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).

Program Review

的re are several different reporting measures the College utilizes in order to identify what our 毕业生 obtain as a result of their educational experience at SBU. 而 the pursuit of a Christian higher education has a number of intangible experiences, the items that follow will help to convey the educational significance our 毕业生获得了.

Major Field Test

的 Major Field Test is a test given to students pursuing a bachelor’s degree by the ETS organization (the same company that administers the SAT test). 560 colleges and universities utilize this instrument to evaluate the capabilities of their soon-to-be 毕业生.

According the ETS网站, “the ETS® Major Field Tests are … outcomes assessments designed to measure the critical knowledge and understanding obtained by students in a major field of study. 的 Major Field Tests go beyond the measurement of factual knowledge by helping you evaluate students’ ability to analyze and solve problems, understand relationships and interpret material from their major field of study.” 的 areas of study considered on the Major Field Test are:

会计
经济学
金融
Information Systems
International Issues
Legal and Social Environment
管理
市场营销
Quantitative Business Analysis

的 ETS网站 goes on to say that, “ETS offers comprehensive national comparative data for the Major Field Tests, enabling you to evaluate your students' performance and compare your 程序's effectiveness to 程序s at similar institutions nationwide.”

的 data is presented in percentiles with 99% being the highest ranking of those taking the test and 1% being the lowest. Here is how Southwest Baptist 大学 students have performed over the last several semesters.

日期	SBU Overall Percentile
2022-23	60th percentile
2021-22	67th percentile
2020-21	83rd percentile
2019-20	87th percentile

Assessment indicators report

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam Results

的 CPA is administered by the American Institute of CPAs. 的 test is administered in four different sections. 这些都是:

Auditing and Attestation
Business Environment and Concepts
Financial 会计 and Reporting
监管

SBU 会计毕业生 over a five-year average (2017-2022 毕业生) have passed CPA exam at a 70% first time, per-part rate versus a 53% national average. 而几乎 one-third of our accounting 毕业生 do not attempt the CPA exam for various reasons, approximately 50% of all SBU 会计毕业生 are CPAs today.

Nearly 100% of our 毕业生 are employed in accounting positions prior to graduation. Many of them have job offers before the end of their junior year.

Employment Rates of 研究生s

Since 2013, we have actively tracked continuing education or job placement of our 毕业生. We want to know when our 毕业生 accepted employment offers or have been accepted into an additional educational 程序 such as an MBA, PhD, etc. 我们评估 this information at three different points of time: graduation day, three months after graduation, and six months after graduation. 的 following chart communicates the percentage of our 毕业生 that accept employment or are admitted into an educational 程序.

Business alumni placement rate and salary data (PDF)

Where do our students find jobs?

What follows is a non-comprehensive list of organizations that employ our 毕业生. It has been segmented according to each academic discipline area.

会计

中央银行
Missouri State Auditors
FORVIS
KPGM
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鲁宾布朗
莱格 & 普拉特
Grant Thornton
Kirkpatrick, Phillips, & 米勒
O'Reilly Auto Parts, Corporate Headquarters
埃森哲咨询公司
Citizens Memorial 健康care
Cerner Corporation

Business administration

Duck Creek Technologies
Cerner Corporation
Citizens Memorial 健康care
Bank of Bolivar
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纽约人寿
雀巢
标志
微软
爱德华。琼斯
BNSF
Bank of America
Boeing Intellectual Property 管理
Progressive Insurance
O'Reilly Auto Parts, Corporate Headquarters
山姆会员店
Walmart Headquarters
惠而浦
Reckitt Benckiser (Budapest)
GE Capital (Netherlands)
Neptune Marine Services (Australia)

Master of Business Administration

Strategic Financial Concepts
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Lockton Companies
Southwest Electric Cooperative
Citizens Memorial Hospital
Federal Protection, Inc.
Chick-fil-A, Inc.
Samaritan's Purse
Nexus 的rapy 管理
SS&C Technologies
Great Southern Bank
Cerner Corporation
Southern Baptists of Texas Foundation
Mid-Missouri Bank
Ozark Orthopedics
American National Insurance Company
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Retention rates

的 rates for retaining students from their first to their second year within the College is as follows:

	College of Business	大学
Fall 2022 to Fall 2023	61%	67%
Fall 2021 to Fall 2022	74%	74%
Fall 2020 to Fall 2021	71%	71%
Fall 2019 to Fall 2020	73%	73%

Graduation rates

的 graduation rates for first-year, first-time degree-seeking students within the College is as follows:

	College of Business	大学
Fall 2017 first-year students that graduated by 2023	50%	52%
Fall 2016 first-year students that graduated by 2022	54%	43%
Fall 2015 first-year students that graduated by 2021	62%	51%
Fall 2014 first-year students that graduated by 2020	45%	50%