Accounting and MIS

Accounting Honors Employment Statistics

The Accounting Honors program teaches analytical thinking and strong communication skills, which push students to think outside their comfort zone. Such an innovative teaching strategy by the department's best faculty has direct application in the business world and will ensure success in a rewarding and diverse career path.

The data presented pertain to the Accounting Honors Class of 2012.

Acceptance Distribution

	Timing of Job Acceptances
	Accepted offer within three months of graduation	100 percent

Type of Degree Achieved at the Fisher College of Business

	BSBA/MAcc Combined	28.6 percent
	Bachelor's Degree + MAcc	7.1 percent
	Bachelor's Degree Only	60.7 percent

Base Salary

	Average Base Salary	$53,950
	Median Base Salary	$53,000
	Base Salary Range	$40,000 - $70,000

Function Distribution

	Function	Percentage of Class
	Big Four Public Accounting- includes audit, consulting, tax and transaction analysis	79.1 percent
	Investment Banking	4.2 percent
	Industry- includes accounting and finance areas	8.3 percent
	Regional Public Accounting Firms	4.2 percent
	Master- includes non-accounting and non-OSU Master of Accounting	4.2 percent

Top Hiring Companies

	Ernst & Young
	Deloitte
	PricewaterhouseCoopers
	KPMG

Geographic Location by City

A little over one quarter of the class of 2012 chose to stay in Columbus, Ohio. The remainder of the 2012 class began their careers in the cities of Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Pittsburgh, New York, and Washington, D.C.

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