2009 Results Business Major Field Test Educational Testing Service Comparison with Peer and Aspirant Institutions

Colleges and universities throughout the United States use the Major Field Test in Business developed by Educational Testing Services (ETS), Princeton, New Jersey, to measure student academic knowledge and to assess the educational outcomes of the business program’s core subjects collectively as well as separately. A combined random sample of 133 graduating seniors at Utah State University’s Jon M. Huntsman School of Business took the test in Spring 2009.

Peer Institutions

USU selected a group of ten peer public universities with AACSB Accredited Business Programs at the bachelor's and master's level. Percentile results are compared with 3,462 students at the these ten peer universities: California State University - Fullerton, Fordham University, George State University, Montana State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Alaska Fairbanks, University of Illinois at Chicago, University of Memphis, University of Missouri - St. Louis, and University of New Hampshire.

USU mean results compared to students at ten peer universities taking the examination Percent at or below
Individual student achievement on all business subjects 65%
USU mean on all business subjects compared to the ten peer institutions 95%

USU mean results on specific core business subjects compared to these ten peer institutions Percent at or below
Accounting 80%
Economics 90%
Management 90%
Quantitative Business Analysis 50%
Finance 90%
Marketing 90%
Legal and Social Environment 80%
Information Systems 95%
International Issues 95%
Number of Students 133

Aspirant Institutions

USU selected a group of ten aspirant public universities with AACSB Accredited Business Programs at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral level. Percentile results are compared with 3,494 students at these ten aspirant universities: Baylor University, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo, Cornell University, Gonzaga University, Loyola Marymount University, United States Air Force Academy, United States Coast Guard Academy, University of Denver, University of Miami, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

USU mean results compared to all students taking the examination Percent at or below
Individual student achievement on all business subjects 55%
USU mean on all business subjects compared to other institutions 40%

USU mean results on specific core business subjects compared to these ten institutions Percent at or below
Accounting 70%
Economics 60%
Management 30%
Quantitative Business Analysis 20%
Finance 40%
Marketing 30%
Legal and Social Environment 20%
Information Systems 40%
International Issues 40%
Number of Students 133