BS Food Business Management at The Ohio State University

Programme overview

Food business managers maintain the world's food production and processing systems. In this major, students can tailor their path through a general track or a culinary science specialization, gaining hands-on experience with: - Food production - Processing - Safety - Product development Food production is the nation’s largest industry, and graduates with knowledge of both food science and business practices are in high demand. Offered at: Columbus.

Faculty: Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Food business management core classes: - Introduction to Food Science - Accounting - Management - Introduction to Food Processing - Food Processing - Marketing - Food Safety - Food Quality Assurance - Food Plant Operations - Food Additives - Food Product Development - Technical Problem Solving

Career pathways

The food business management program combines knowledge of business with a knowledge of food processing to create leaders in the food industry. Our graduates lead food and beverage companies around the world.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the university (and the Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences college where applicable) applies; no separate programme-specific requirement published. On admission to the university, students enroll directly in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences and may then declare a major in food business management. Each student is then assigned a faculty advisor in the Department of Food Science and Technology.

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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