Department of Accounting Undergraduate Outcomes

 

Major                                               % Employed Or Continuing Education at Graduation Average Salary
Accounting 90% $55,250
Business Administration 65% $58,250
Economics N/A N/A
Entrepreneurship 33% $45,000
Finance 50% N/A
Information Systems 80% $50,000
Management 100% N/A
Marketing 88% $38,700
Supply Chain 75% $52,500

 

Who hires Department of Accounting undergraduates?

  • BKD
  • Bridgestone Americas
  • Country Music Hall of Fame
  • CRI
  • Crowe LLP
  • Deloitte
  • Dempsey Vantrease & Follis
  • Elliott Davis
  • EY
  • Frazier & Deeter, LLC
  • HCA 
  • KraftCPAs PLLC
  • LBMC
  • Marcum LLP
  • Puryear & Noonan CPAs
  • National Healthcare Corporation
  • State of Tennessee - several departments
  • Tractor Supply Company
  • Over 80 other companies!

 

Six-Year Graduation Rate, by Program 2010-2014 (Fall Entry Date)

Major                                                           2010                2011                2012                2013                2014               
BBA Accounting 50.70% 52.40% 45.80% 50.00% 54.70%
BBA Business Administration 40.20% 41.20% 42.60% 39.80% 42.00%
BBA Economics 0.00% 50.00% 0.00% 50.00% 50.00%
BBA Entrepreneurship 52.60% 35.00% 35.30% 22.70% 57.90%
BBA Finance 33.30% 45.00% 47.60% 50.00% 65.20%
BBA Information Systems 30.40% 47.10% 50.00% 36.80% 50.00%
BBA Management 41.70% 44.40% 36.80% 38.10% 56.00%
BBA Marketing 56.30% 50.00% 38.10% 55.80% 63.40%
BBA Risk Management and Insurance N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
BS Commerce N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

 

Fall-to-Fall Retention Rate by Program, 2015-2019

Major                                                            2015                2016                2017                2018                2019               
BBA Accounting 82.00% 83.00% 83.70% 83.20% 86.30%
BBA Business Administration 80.20% 80.80% 81.60% 83.20% 84.00%
BBA Economics 93.80% 95.10% 75.30% 95.50% 84.60%
BBA Entrepreneurship 77.30% 89.00% 76.00% 78.00% 77.30%
BBA Finance 83.40% 86.80% 87.20% 85.90% 87.80%
BBA Information Systems 86.40% 85.80% 87.20% 88.00% 86.60%
BBA Management 84.40% 82.30% 84.10% 82.30% 88.90%
BBA Marketing 86.10% 86.50% 84.80% 85.80% 85.00%
BBA Risk Management and Insurance N/A N/A N/A 85.70% 93.30%
BS Commerce N/A N/A N/A 70.00% 75.00%

 

2019 CPA Exam Pass Rates

                                                              MTSU                       Comparables          Competitors           Aspirants               
All Testing Events 59.0% 48.9% 53.9% 56.5%
Bachelor's Degree 53.3% 59.7% 45.3% 49.3%
First-Time 66.5% 53.8% 55.5% 63.3%
First-Time Bachelor's Degree 68.8% 48.1% 55.6% 63.6%
AUD 62.7% 57.1% 53.3% 58.8%
BEC 69.2% 55.8% 60.0% 75.6%
FAR 61.2% 45.0% 50.8% 56.4%
REG 74.4% 59.4% 57.7% 66.8%
  • MTSU students score better than the Comparables, Competitors and Aspirants group averages.
  • Comparables include University of Arkansas-Little Rock, Ball State, Louisiana Tech, Southern Mississippi, University of Texas-El Paso and Wright State.
  • Competitors include East Tennessee State University, University of Memphis, University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, University of Tennessee-Knoxville, Tennessee Tech, and Western Kentucky University.
  • Aspirants include University of Alabama, Auburn University, and Mississippi State University.