Accounting and Finance
Accounting and Finance introduce logic to decision making, bringing order and analysis into every business. Bring your passion for numbers and problem solving with a healthy dose of curiosity for the world of business. Learn to apply principles and processes and predict business trends.
Your Career Awaits
In Oklahoma Christian's School of Business, award-winning education meets a campus that knows your name. Our business faculty are christ-followers with a heart for students and a story to tell. Become a part of a program that propels you into the best of the business world!
-
3.8% Student Investment Fund outperformed the S&P 500
-
28 Students sat for the CPA exam in 2017
-
4+1 Degree plans for MAcc or MBA
-
10% Top 10% Best Value Accounting|Finance Degree in the US*
Make a Difference as an Accountant
A degree in Accounting offers flexibility, open doors and the ability to get a job most anywhere. Some OC alumni talk about what they've been able to do with their accounting degrees.
Student Investment Fund
Our Student Investment Fund beat the S&P 500 by 3.8% in 2019! Finance students utilize the state-of-the-art Citizens Bank Finance Lab to research and analyze investment opportunities. An advisory board of professionals evaluates ideas and mentors young investors.
Best for the Money
College Factual ranked our accounting and finance programs 2019 Best for the Money in Oklahoma and top 10% in the nation. Is it because of the high quality education you receive? CPA exam pass rates? High employment and low student debt? Yes, yes and yes! Since 2016, 100% of accounting and finance graduates are employed within six months.
Distinctly OC
Oklahoma Christian has been identified by Colleges of Distinction as a 2020-2021 Business College of Distinction for exemplary commitment to the Four Distinctions: Engaged Students, Great Teaching, Vibrant Community, and Successful Outcomes.
Download the 2021 School of Business Annual Report
Download PDFBusiness Boot Camp
Present your product or service to ‘Shark Tank’ investors, tour Oklahoma City businesses, meet executives and have fun with your fellow incoming College of Business students. It’s a 3-day weekend prior to the start of classes that counts as your Intro to Business class for only $85.
Career Prospects
What does your future in Accounting and Finance look like?*
Accountants and Auditors: 10% job growth
Median salary $70,500
Financial Analysts: 11% job growth
Median salary $85,660
Financial Manager: 19% job growth
5+ years experience needed
Median salary $127,990
Insurance Sales Agent: 10% job growth
Median salary $50,600
Career Paths
Accounting
Manage financial reports and records as a:
Accounting
Manage financial reports and records as a:
- Financial analyst
- Accountant
- Bookkeeper
- Financial advisor
- Accounting manager
- Tax professional
- Payroll specialist
- Loan officer
- Compliance analyst
Finance
Predict and analyze the potential for profit and growth as a:
- Commercial banker
- Financial consultant
- Financial manager
- Financial trader
- Hedge fund manager
- Insurance officer
- Investment banker
- Quant specialist
Benchmark Society
Share your perspective, network among leaders and shape the future of Oklahoma’s business community in the collaborative forum of OC’s Benchmark Society. Members and guests enjoy luncheons featuring speakers who are nationally prominent business executives while dues and donations fuel OC’s Student Investment Fund. Enhance student placement in business and finance careers as a member of the Benchmark Society.
ACBSP Accreditation & Student Achievement
See our achievements!Eagle Spotlight
Studying finance has helped me understand how to make money move effectively throughout my career. OC has given me the correct guidance to be a good steward of it.
Ethan Smith / Finance Major/Pro Golfer
Experience International financial markets such as the Federal Reserve, the Museum of Finance, the UN, the World Bank/IMF and more firsthand during a spring visit to New York City.
Source
*according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics