Program Overview
Build analytical skills employers count on with a B.S. in Business Economics
Strengthen your critical-thinking skills and expand your career options with a 100% online business economics degree program from Northwest Missouri State University. Become fluent in how data, incentives and market forces shape industry outcomes. You’ll examine how organizations respond to scarcity, competition, pricing pressures and economic change – building the analytical skills needed to evaluate risk, forecast outcomes and support strategic planning.
Business economics online courses blend theory with practical application to cover market behavior, consumer and producer decision-making, regression analysis, and forecasting. Through applied projects, case studies and real-world data analysis, you’ll develop skills you can use immediately on the job. This ACBSP-accredited program prepares you for roles across business, analytics, finance, policy or graduate study.
Graduates of this online business economics program will:
- Compute and interpret key macroeconomic statistics and indicators
- Explain economic growth and how goods, labor, money and bond markets interact
- Apply consumer utility theory to determine optimal decision-making
- Analyze producer behavior, profit maximization and strategic firm decisions
- Compute and interpret key macroeconomic statistics and indicators
- Explain economic growth and how goods, labor, money and bond markets interact
- Apply consumer utility theory to determine optimal decision-making
- Analyze producer behavior, profit maximization and strategic firm decisions
Business economics career opportunities include:
- Business or Operations Analyst
- Financial or Data Analyst
- Market Research Analyst
- Economic or Management Consultant
- Policy or Economic Analyst
- Compliance or Regulatory Analyst
- Business or Operations Analyst
- Financial or Data Analyst
- Market Research Analyst
- Economic or Management Consultant
- Policy or Economic Analyst
- Compliance or Regulatory Analyst
Northwest offers a variety of specialized online education program options. Check out our other online undergraduate programs.
Accreditation:
The business programs at Northwest Missouri State University are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). For more information about ACBSP accreditation, visit acbsp.org.
Tuition
A clear, affordable path to your BS-BE
Our B.S. in Business Economics online program offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition, which is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. There is a $36 per course fee.
| Program | Per Credit Hour | Per Course |
|---|---|---|
| B.S. in Business Economics | $347* | $1,041 |
Important Refund Information
| 2nd day of class | Last date for 100% refund for dropped course |
| 4th day of class | Last date for 75% refund for dropped course |
| 6th day of class | Last date for 50% refund for dropped course |
| 8th day of class | Last date for 25% refund for dropped course |
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Calendar
Find a start date that fits your schedule
Northwest online programs are delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working students, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.
| Term | Program Start Date | Application Deadline | Document Deadline | Registration Deadline | Payment Due | Last Class Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall 1 | 8/24/26 | 8/4/26 | 8/10/26 | 8/17/26 | 8/19/26 | 10/9/26 |
| Fall 2 | 10/19/26 | 9/29/26 | 10/5/26 | 10/12/26 | 10/14/26 | 12/4/26 |
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Admissions
Review what you need to apply to the B.S. in Business Economics
At Northwest, we've streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the business economics program for undergraduates, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them. The requirements include:
To apply for this program, you must meet the requirements for one of the sections listed below.
Transfer Criteria
- Students with 24 or more transferrable credit hours:
- A minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
- Students with less than 24 transferrable credit hours:
- Follow freshman admission requirements and have a minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
- Follow freshman admission requirements and have a minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
- Northwest accepts transfer work from institutions accredited by agencies recognized as Institutional Accreditors on the U.S. Department of Education’s Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs
Returning Students (previously enrolled as degree-seeking at Northwest)
- A minimum 2.0 cumulative transfer GPA in any coursework completed since last being at Northwest (on 4.0 scale)
- A probation essay (if returning after being suspended or put on probation) explaining previous time at Northwest, what they've been doing since and how they plan to be successful when they return
Freshman Criteria (Adult - 24+ years old):
- High school transcript showing graduation date or completion of GED/HiSET
- Essay
- ACT/SAT test scores optional; can be submitted for scholarship/placement purposes if available
Freshman Criteria (for non-adult freshmen and transfers with less than 24 transferrable hours):
- Category I:
- 21 or higher ACT composite (or the SAT equivalent: SAT-980 or 1060**)
- A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA (weighted or unweighted) or above (on 4.0 scale)
**Per 2016 SAT redesign.
- Category II:
- Have an admissions index score (see here) that equals or exceeds 100 points
- A minimum 2.0 cumulative GPA (weighted or unweighted) or above (on a 4.0 scale)
- Category III:
- Minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA (weighted or unweighted) or above (on a 4.0 scale)
- Complete high school college-preparatory curriculum
- Students who have completed the GED or HiSET are eligible with a minimum score of 660 on the GED or a minimum score of 75 on the HiSET
- This category is not an option for home-schooled or unaccredited high school graduates unless they have also completed the GED or HiSET
Home-Schooled Students
Applicants must have their ACT or SAT results submitted directly from ACT or College Board. A transcript listing of high school courses and grades in each course is also required for admission.
- 21 or higher on the ACT (or SAT equivalent), OR
- GED score of 660 or higher, OR
- HiSET score of 75 or higher
GED Applicants/HiSET Applicants
A student may be considered for admission after receiving an equivalency certification, meeting the following criteria:
- GED score of 660 or higher, OR
- HiSET score of 75 or higher
For those students not meeting these requirements, the University will consider each application on an individual basis and will use professional judgment in admitting students that demonstrate academic promise and potential for success. Additional information, such as letters of recommendation, a personal statement, or response to holistic admission questions may be requested. Conditions may be placed on the enrollment of such students, if accepted into the University.
Official transcripts can be emailed to [email protected]. To submit official documents by mail, send them to:
Office of Admissions
Northwest Missouri State University
800 University Drive
Maryville, MO 64468-6001
Have a question? Call us at 844-890-9304.
Click here for State Authorization information.
Admission Requirements:
- GPA of at least 2.0 on a 4.0 scale
- Official transcripts from all institutions attended
Courses
Inside the B.S. in Business Economics curriculum
For the B.S. in Business Economics online program, the curriculum is comprised of 120 credit hours, including: 44-47 credit hours of Northwest Core Courses (general education), 4 credit hours of Institutional Requirements, 48 credit hours of Common Professional Component courses (business foundation courses), and 15 credit hours of economics emphasis courses (which includes 6 credit hours of an elective in economics or business). If needed, students will select additional electives to reach the minimum of 120 credit hours.
Students must take 44-47 credit hours of general education courses to meet the degree plan requirements.
Students are required to take a University Seminar (1 credit hour) and a digital literacy course, usually Computers and Information Technology (3 credit hours). Below is the information for each course.
To ensure a common professional business foundation among the accredited business programs, all students majoring in Accounting, Business Administration, Business Economics, Business Management, Business Technology, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business, Management Information Systems, and Marketing are required to achieve a minimum grade of C for each of the Common Professional Component and required courses.
Non-business Courses (9 hours)
Business Courses (39 hours)
Click here for the 2025-2026 Common Professional Component courses.
Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours.
*Tuition and fees are based on current rates. Textbooks and laptops are not included with tuition. A one-time fee of $20.50 will be charged for remote proctoring of required Assessment of Core Proficiencies.
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