Department of Business, Accounting and Economics
The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics (B.A.E.) at Otterbein is dedicated to providing a personalized education of distinction that leads our graduates to inquiring, ethical, humane, and productive lives as global citizens. Our faculty is focused on action-oriented learning by integrating classroom knowledge with practice through internships, research, service projects, study abroad, participation in professional associations, and networking with employers, faculty, alumni, community leaders, and recruiters.
Otterbein’s BAE program ensures you will have experiential learning in all majors and minors. We offer a wide range of majors in Accounting/Public Accounting, Business Administration & Management, Business Analytics, Economics, Finance, and Marketing. Get started on MBA courses while finishing up your bachelor’s degree! Take MBA Course electives through the Pathway Program with our partnership with Antioch University and finish your MBA program at an accelerated rate.
Welcome to the Business, Accounting, & Economics Department.
Programs of Study in Business, Accounting and Economics
B.S.
Accounting
B.S.
Public Accounting
B.S.
Business Administration and Management
B.S.
Business Analytics
Student, Faculty, and Alumni Spotlights
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BAE courses, like the BUS 4950 business practicum, offer hands-on experiences based on industry practices like certifications in digital marketing and Web analytics. You can also stand out by joining the Sigma Beta Delta international Business Honor Society or joining our Business Analytics Competition Team.
Upper class Accounting majors get to experience the governance of the accounting profession, prepare for the CPA examination, and network with accounting professionals from around the state at the Accountancy Board of Ohio (ABO) Annual Meeting during a visit led by Professors Brian Day and Stephen Osborne each year.
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Our students are sought out by employers and are able to find meaningful employment because of their exceptional business training skills, and their well-rounded liberal arts education.
Kyriacos Aristotelous
Professor of Business, Accounting, and Economics
Organizations employing Otterbein interns include: Battelle, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Fifth Third Bank, National City Bank, Nationwide Insurance, Huntington Bank, Deloitte, Ohio Department of Commerce, Ohio Department of Taxation, Ohio Department of Transportation, The Department of Defense, Worthington Industries, and Honda R&D Americas, Inc.
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FACULTY SPOTLIGHT
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I want my students to walk away from my class with a strong sense of marketing and strategy. No one has perfect answers, particularly to the difficult and complex questions that the business world addresses. It’s not a mystery – it’s something that can be understood with time, diligence, and attention. And when you are equipped with a unique combination of knowledge, skills, experiences (you garnered from several tries), passion, and an open mind, you have well-positioned yourself for success.
Ava Liu
Associate Professor of Marketing
Learn more about Professor Liu >
Department Features and Student Opportunities
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Departmental Honors
The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics offers several departmental honors opportunities for our outstanding and diverse students.
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Teaching and Mentorship
Professors build relationships with students, both in and out of the classroom, providing mentorship to help them succeed academically and professionally.
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Internships and Careers
Our faculty work with industry colleagues to plan and supervise business internships that allow students to apply classroom knowledge to real-world situations.
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Hands on Experiences
BAE courses, like the BUS 4950 business practicum, offer hands-on experiences based on industry practices like certifications in digital marketing and Web analytics. You can also stand out by joining the Sigma Beta Delta international Business Honor Society or joining our Business Analytics Competition Team. Learn More >
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Sigma Beta Delta
This International Business Honor Society enables faculty to give B.A.E. students international recognition for their outstanding academic achievements.
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Global Experiences
Study abroad in our exchange programs with Maastricht University in The Netherlands or Linnaeus University in Sweden, among others.
Business, Accounting, and Economics Department News
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Otterbein University MBA Program Moving to the Coalition for the Common Good
News - March 15, 2024
Exciting changes are coming to Otterbein University’s Master of Business Administration (MBA) program. Starting in the fall of 2024, the MBA program will be transferred to the Coalition for the Common Good (CCG) to be taught through Antioch University, Otterbein’s collaborating partner. The CCG is a bold, new national system of universities committed to meeting the needs of working professionals and adult learners. Otterbein and Antioch University founded the CCG in 2023 as a higher education system of private, independent…![Otterbein Professor Ava Liu Discusses Marketing Digitalization](https://www.otterbein.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Otterbein-Professor-Ava-Liu-Discusses-Marketing-Digitalization-796x796.jpg)
Otterbein Professor Ava Liu Discusses Marketing and Digitalization of Insurance Companies like Progressive
News - October 2, 2023
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Is the Federal Reserve Lucky or Good?
News - September 27, 2023
The business cycle is defined as the ups and downs in the level of business activity, as measured by the Gross Domestic Product — the monetary value of all goods and services produced within the U.S. Notable business cycle historical events we all learn about include the Great Depression in the 1930s, Stagflation (employment and inflation) in the 1970s, and the Financial Crisis in 2008. The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted global economies in ways nobody could have predicted and many wondered…Otterbein’s perfect location means that many of the industry-leading companies where our students find internships are also very close to campus.
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