BS Economics – Business at The Ohio State University

Programme overview

Economics is the study of choices that individuals, business and government entities make when allocating limited resources among alternative uses. For example, individuals must choose what goods or services to purchase with their limited incomes. Business firms must decide which goods to produce, how much to produce and what methods to use. Government bodies must choose which programs to implement and which taxes to levy. Economists develop theories to explain how components of an economy operate and interact with one another.

Faculty: Business | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Principles courses Accounting Principles Economics Principles Statistics Core courses Business Skills and Environment Business Law International Business Finance Management Sciences Management and Human Resources Marketing Logistics Strategic Management Required major courses Intermediate Microeconomics Intermediate Macroeconomics Selected upper-division courses in economics Additional electives to total a minimum of 121 hours are needed for graduation. Oral and written communication courses and additional computer science courses are recommended.

Career pathways

Economics majors are successful in a wide variety of careers. Although various roles in business are most common (banking, insurance industry, consulting), economics majors are successful in law, medicine, government, nonprofits, international relations, as well as in academic roles. Most economics majors pursue employment in the private sector and graduates succeed in many occupations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the university (and the Business college where applicable) applies; no separate programme-specific requirement published. Students admitted to the Columbus campus are also admitted directly to the Fisher major program and the economics specialization. Students may also pursue a course of study in economics through the College of Arts and Sciences. Review this program at economics.osu.edu.

Domestic applicants: USD 12,921 a year (2026-27). Columbus campus on-campus Instructional Fee (tuition) for students beginning Autumn 2026: $6,460.50 per semester at 12-18 credit hours, shown as two semesters (Autumn and Spring). The Ohio State Tuition Guarantee fixes this rate for four years for Ohio re Source

Entry terms for first-year applicants to the Columbus campus: Autumn 2027 and Spring 2027 (Spring 2027 deadline November 1, 2026). Summer first-year applications are not accepted.

Transfer applicants can start in Spring, Summer or Autumn 2027.

First-year, Columbus campus, Autumn 2027: early action (non-binding) deadline November 1, 2026; regular decision deadline January 15, 2027; financial aid priority date February 1; acceptance fee deadline May 1, 2027. Early action decisions: December 11 (Ohio residents and Stamps Eminence applicants) and January 22 (non-Ohio residents and international applicants); regular decision decisions March 5.

First-year applicants apply with the Common Application. ACT or SAT scores are required for first-year Columbus applicants (superscored; sent directly by the testing agency); applicants out of high school two or more years are not required to submit scores. The essay is not required.

Transfer applicants (Columbus campus): Spring 2027 deadline November 1, 2026; Autumn 2027 deadline March 1, 2027; Summer 2027 deadline May 15, 2027. Regional campuses: December 1, 2026, April 15, 2027 and July 15, 2027 respectively.

International transfer applicants: Spring 2027 deadline October 1, 2026; Autumn 2027 deadline March 1, 2027.

Apply through the official page: https://undergrad.osu.edu/apply

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