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ACBSP Retention by Concentration 2017-2019

Academic GoalProgram NameConcentration201720182019
AssociatesAccountingConcentration in General44.80%47.80%42.10%
AssociatesBusiness AdministrationNo Concentration41.80%47.70%44.40%
AssociatesHospitalityConcentration in Restaurant Operations42.90%47.20%43.20%
AssociatesManagementConcentration in Human Resources37.70%49.30%48.10%
AssociatesManagementConcentration in Retail Management24.60%33.30% 
AssociatesReal Estate StudiesNo Concentration40.10%38.80%36.50%
AssociatesRetail ManagementNo Concentration45.80%  
AssociatesSupply Chain ManagementNo Concentration  52.80%
AssociatesTechnical ManagementNo Concentration46.70%68.60%51.10%
BachelorsAccountingConcentration in General50.80%52.80%50.30%
BachelorsBusinessNo Concentration66.10%63.80%60.50%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Business Analysis65.90%60.30%49.00%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Data Analytics55.00%51.60% 
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Economics53.70%58.60%41.70%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Entrepreneurial/Small Business Management49.50%53.10%54.70%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in General57.30%58.30%56.10%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Information Technology Management55.70%68.00%60.00%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in International Business Management43.60%50.00%47.40%
BachelorsBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Marketing42.70%57.10%65.80%
BachelorsBusiness AnalyticsNo Concentration37.00%  
BachelorsBusiness AnalyticsConcentration in Accounting  69.00%
BachelorsBusiness AnalyticsConcentration in General80.00%55.40%63.80%
BachelorsBusiness AnalyticsConcentration in Human Resources  68.80%
BachelorsEntrepreneurshipConcentration in General38.20%36.10%48.50%
BachelorsEntrepreneurshipConcentration in Small Business42.90%45.40%42.70%
BachelorsGovernment Contracting and AcquisitionNo Concentration46.80%50.00%56.90%
BachelorsHospitality ManagementConcentration in Food Service44.00%51.30%51.10%
BachelorsHospitality ManagementConcentration in Lodging46.40% 66.70%
BachelorsHospitality ManagementConcentration in Meeting and Event Planning60.00%55.80%61.50%
BachelorsHospitality ManagementConcentration in Tourism59.30%55.00% 
BachelorsManagementConcentration in Entrepreneurship62.50%60.50%58.70%
BachelorsManagementConcentration in General57.20%55.00%63.60%
BachelorsManagementConcentration in Human Resource Management59.70%62.90%60.90%
BachelorsManagementConcentration in Leadership55.80%58.60%63.30%
BachelorsMarketingConcentration in General43.30%51.30%51.70%
BachelorsMarketingConcentration in Internet-Web Technology51.90%38.90%46.40%
BachelorsMarketingConcentration in Sales33.30%36.10%48.30%
BachelorsRetail ManagementNo Concentration38.90%72.20%76.50%
BachelorsReverse Logistics ManagementNo Concentration61.50%  
BachelorsReverse Logistics ManagementConcentration in Transportation and Logistics Management 51.40%55.00%
BachelorsSupply Chain ManagementConcentration in General  62.10%
BachelorsSupply Chain ManagementConcentration in Government Contracting and Acquisitions  66.00%
BachelorsSupply Chain ManagementConcentration in Transportation and Logistics Management77.80%75.00%61.70%
BachelorsTechnical ManagementConcentration in Management of Information Systems67.90%70.30%72.70%
BachelorsTechnical ManagementConcentration in Project Management71.60%61.30%73.20%
BachelorsTechnical ManagementConcentration in Technical Management47.50%68.40%62.40%
BachelorsTechnical ManagementConcentration in Technical Resource Management65.00%68.20%63.00%
BachelorsTransportation and Logistics ManagementConcentration in Air Cargo48.10%46.20%71.20%
BachelorsTransportation and Logistics ManagementConcentration in General47.00%53.60%59.80%
BachelorsTransportation and Logistics ManagementConcentration in Reverse Logistics Management58.50%51.40%48.80%
MastersAccountingNo Concentration74.50%70.00% 
MastersAccountingConcentration in CPA  80.80%
MastersApplied Business AnalyticsNo Concentration66.20%58.20%59.40%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Accounting56.30%59.30%59.40%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Analytics66.70%51.60%54.50%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Cybersecurity  78.60%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Entrepreneurship75.40%48.10%57.90%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Finance68.30%68.80%58.90%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in General67.90%62.80%63.40%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Global Business Management66.00%70.60%68.10%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Government Contracting and Acquisition67.50%66.20%65.40%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Health Care Administration60.60%69.80% 
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Healthcare Administration  70.00%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Homeland Security Resource Allocation 91.70% 
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Information Technology Management68.60%62.20%64.60%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Marketing63.30%52.90%67.50%
MastersBusiness AdministrationConcentration in Nonprofit Management70.80%  
MastersEntrepreneurshipConcentration in General52.40%  
MastersEntrepreneurshipConcentration in Small Business48.20%61.50%67.40%
MastersManagementConcentration in Entrepreneurship 85.70% 
MastersManagementConcentration in General72.80%68.40%70.00%
MastersManagementConcentration in Human Resource Management67.60%63.30%72.10%
MastersManagementConcentration in Organizational Leadership65.40%61.60%71.50%
MastersManagementConcentration in Public Administration65.40%  
MastersReverse Logistics ManagementNo Concentration 57.90% 
MastersSupply Chain ManagementNo Concentration  63.40%
MastersTransportation and Logistics ManagementConcentration in General73.20%63.00%69.70%
MastersTransportation and Logistics ManagementConcentration in Reverse Logistics Management69.60%56.70% 
MastersTransportation and Logistics Management-Capstone OptionConcentration in General63.90%52.40%64.20%

*Programs with 10 or fewer students in the starting and/or retained cohorts have been excluded to protect student confidentiality.

**Retention is a measure of the rate in which students take courses with course start dates 6 to 12 months after their first course start, expressed as a percentage.