B.Comm. Employment Statistics
Each year, statistical employment information is gathered on our undergraduate and MBA programs and published in aggregate form. Edwards Career Services tracks all of our graduates up to six months post graduation. For our B.Comm program, the current year statistics will be published by early December. For the MBA program, statistics will be published in May of the following year.
Employers can find more demographic information on the University's Student Headcount and Demographics page.
B.Comm. Graduate Employment Results
| BComm Grad | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 82.4% | 92.9% | 89.9% | 94.1% | 89.8% | 93.5% |
| Looking | 17.6% | 7.1% | 10.1% | 5.9% | 10.2% | 6.5% |
| Response Rate | 76.6% | 75.6% | 77.7% | 75.7% | 88.2% | 84.7% |
B.Comm. Employment Results with the Co-op Option
| BComm Grad | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employed | 92.0% | 98.6% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 97.8% | 98.2% |
| Looking | 8.0% | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.2% | 2.2% | 1.8% |
B.Comm. Employment Results by Major
| Major | Actual Number of Graduates (Fall/Spring) |
Overall Response Rate by Major | Employment Rate By Major |
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| Frequency | % | Frequency | % | ||
| Accounting | 116 | 108 | 93.1% | 101/105 | 96.2% |
| Finance | 87 | 68 | 78.2% | 57/61 | 93.4% |
| HR | 45 | 41 | 91.1% | 36/39 | 92.3% |
| Management | 112 | 89 | 75.9% | 76/84 | 90.5% |
| Marketing | 38 | 36 | 94.7% | 30/30 | 100% |
| Operations Managment | 24 | 24 | 70.6% | 18/21 | 85.7% |
| Total | 432 | 366 | 84.7% | 318/340 | 93.5% |
Location of Employed B.Comm. Graduates
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Breakdown of Location of B.Comm. Graduates by Year
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| Province | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Saskatchewan | 93.5% | 83.8% | 86.6% | 85.5% | 87.2% | 83.6% |
| Alberta | 3.7% | 7.7% | 8.8% | 9.5% | 8.1% | 10.0% |
| BC | 1.4% | 3.0% | 2.3% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 2.9% |
| Manitoba | 0.5% | 1.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.6% |
| Eastern Canada | 0.0% | 2.1% | 0.9% | 2.7% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Outside of Canada | 1.0% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Breakdown of Location of B.Comm. Graduates by Year | ||||||||
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| Major | Saskatchewan | Alberta | Rest of Canada | Outside Canada | ||||
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | |
| Accounting | 85 | 85.9% | 9 | 9.1% | 5 | 5.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Finance | 43 | 78.2% | 9 | 16.4% | 3 | 5.4% | 0 | 0.0% |
| HR | 32 | 88.9% | 4 | 11.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Management | 63 | 84.0% | 6 | 8.0% | 5 | 6.7% | 1 | 1.3% |
| Marketing | 24 | 82.8% | 3 | 10.3% | 2 | 6.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Operations Management | 13 | 76.5% | 3 | 17.6% | 1 | 5.9% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Total | 260 | 83.6% | 34 | 10.9% | 16 | 5.1% | 1 | 0.3% |
| Location of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Major: Saskatchewan compared with Alberta | ||||||||||||
| Major | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
| SK | AB | SK | AB | SK | AB | SK | AB | SK | AB | SK | AB | |
| Accounting | 92.9% | 4.3% | 83.8% | 11.3% | 89.4% | 7.6% | 89.9% | 8.9% | 89.3% | 9.3% | 85.9% | 9.1% |
| Finance | 87.5% | 9.4% | 83.8% | 6.1% | 80.0% | 15.0% | 77.6% | 14.3% | 83.8% | 13.5% | 78.2% | 16.4% |
| HR | 100.0% | 0.0% | 84.4% | 12.5% | 92.6% | 7.4% | 100.0% | 0.0% | 86.2% | 3.4% | 88.9% | 11.1% |
| Management | 95.7% | 2.2% | 93.6% | 0.0% | 91.4% | 2.9% | 82.1% | 10.3% | 90.5% | 5.4% | 84.0% | 8.0% |
| Marketing | 97.2% | 0.0% | 76.0% | 0.0% | 79.1% | 12.5% | 82.8% | 10.3% | 79.4% | 11.8% | 82.8% | 10.3% |
| Operations Management | 93.5% | 3.7% | 75.0% | 12.5% | 83.3% | 8.3% | 85.7% | 10.3% | 87.3% | 4.2% | 76.5% | 17.6% |
Mean Salary of Employed B.Comm. Graduates by Major by Year
| Major | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | ||||||
| # | Mean | # | Mean | # | Mean | # | Mean | # | Mean | # | Mean | |
| Accounting | 54 | $44,482 | 53 | $45,613 | 50 | $44,726 | 62 | $45,816 | 49 | $47,527 | 47 | $49,082 |
| Finance | 20 | $52,868 | 34 | $46,248 | 24 | $47,339 | 30 | $56,592 | 19 | $58,657 | 22 | $57,452 |
| HR | 12 | $49,900 | 14 | $47,284 | 18 | $47,783 | 9 | $41,667 | 16 | $50,231 | 16 | $51,152 |
| Management | 28 | $44,288 | 19 | $45,095 | 28 | $48,303 | 22 | $50,773 | 36 | $51,207 | 22 | $50,247 |
| Marketing | 21 | $43,198 | 12 | $53,333 | 15 | $44,360 | 19 | $47,494 | 16 | $48,375 | 13 | $48,615 |
| Operations Management | 10 | $48,640 | 9 | $52,667 | 17 | $47,984 | 5 | $49,900 | 14 | $50,371 | 7 | $52,417 |
| Total | 155 | $46,030 | 141 | $46,969 | 154 | $46,749 | 147 | $48,859 | 150 | $50,464 | 127 | $51,130 |
Industry of Employed B.Comm. Graduates and Mean Salary by Industry
| Industry | # | % | Industry | # | % | Industry | # | % |
| Public Accounting | 77 | 21.0 | Healthcare , Medical, Pharma | 7 | 1.9 | Manufacturing | 7 | 1.9 |
| Banking, Insurance & Finance | 53 | 14.5 | Non-Profit/Philanthrophy | 3 | 0.8 | Oil & Gas | 8 | 2.2 |
| Technology/Telecom | 20 | 5.5 | Construction / Real Estate | 14 | 3.8 | Restaurant / Food | 2 | 0.5 |
| Government | 23 | 6.3 | Other | 6 | 1.6 | Legal Services | 2 | 0.5 |
| Retail | 28 | 7.7 | Wholesale Trade | 12 | 3.3 | Engineering | 5 | 1.4 |
| Agriculture and Forestry | 9 | 2.5 | Education & Research | 7 | 1.9 | Information Services | 9 | 2.5 |
| Consulting/Professional | 6 | 1.6 | Media & Advertising | 8 | 2.2 | Golf /Country Clubs | 2 | 0.5 |
| Transportation | 0 | 0 | Sports / Fitness | 3 | 0.8 |
| Industry | Salary | Industry | Salary | Industry | Salary |
| Public Accounting | $45,633 | Information Services | $40,000 | Engineering | $43,120 |
| Banking, Finance & Insurance | $50,902 | Media & Advertising & Marketing | $45,500 | Non-Profit / Philanthropy | $48,000 |
| Retail, Sales, Consumer Goods | $49,500 | Natural Resources, Oil & Gas | $51,250 | Sport Entertainment & Fitness | n/a |
| Government Agencies & Crowns | $56,641 | Medical, Pharma & Health Care | $55,587 | Travel, Tourism & Hospitality | $60,000 |
| High Tech / Telecommunications | $48,250 | Education & Research | $61,333 | Golf, Country Clubs | $50,000 |
| Construction / Real Estate | $58,000 | Manufacturing | $67,500 | Legal Services | $60,000 |
| Wholesale Trade | $58,914 | Consulting & Professional Services | $47,500 | Restaurant & Food Service | n/a |
| Agriculture / Forestry / Environ. | $53,480 | Other | $45,500 | All Industries | $51,130 |
