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. A unique “4+1” program gives you the chance to graduate with a B.S. and then complete your MBA in one additional year.
Welcome to the Business, Accounting, & Economics Department.
Student, Faculty, and Alumni Spotlights

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.


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.

FACULTY SPOTLIGHT

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

Departmental Honors
The Department of Business, Accounting, and Economics offers several departmental honors opportunities for our outstanding and diverse students.

Teaching and Mentorship
Professors build relationships with students, both in and out of the classroom, providing mentorship to help them succeed academically and professionally.

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.

4+1 MBA Program
Otterbein offers B.A.E. majors the opportunity to graduate with a four year B.S. degree and then complete their M.B.A. degree in one additional year.

Sigma Beta Delta
This International Business Honor Society enables faculty to give B.A.E. students international recognition for their outstanding academic achievements.

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

Otterbein Professor Ava Liu Discusses Marketing and Digitalization of Insurance Companies like Progressive
News - October 2, 2023
https://wallethub.com/edu/ci/progressive-car-insurance-review/62427#expert=Yiyuan_Ava_Liu
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…
Fast Track Innovation Fund Lets Community Shape Otterbein’s Growth
News - July 31, 2023
Otterbein University is using an innovative approach to grow enrollment and revenue by “crowd sourcing” ideas from its own community and investing in the best ideas with $1 million approved by the Board of Trustees. Under the Fast Track Innovation Fund initiative, seven projects proposed by Otterbein faculty and staff in May have been funded and are already being implemented on campus. “This investment in Otterbein’s future demonstrates our trustees’ commitment to allowing every member of our community to be heard…Programs of Study in Business, Accounting and Economics
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Accounting
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Public Accounting
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Business Administration and Management
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Business Analytics
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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27 S. Grove St.
Westerville, OH 43081
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614-823-1310
denijs1@otterbein.edu
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