Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a Specialization in Economics Online

Become an asset to any company when you learn to conduct economic research and use statistical analysis to solve problems that affect profit and organizational growth.

Apply By 1/2/25
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Start Classes 1/18/25

Enrollment for our accelerated online business programs is open. Get started today!

Apply By 1/2/25
Start Classes 1/18/25

Enrollment for our accelerated online business programs is open. Get started today!

Program Overview

Excel in the business world with the economics BSBA

Tuition

$479

Per Credit Hour

Duration

Up to 90

Program Transfer Credits

Credit Hours

120

Credit Hours

Learn the economic principles required for effective business forecasting, planning and budgeting with the BS in Business Administration with a Specialization in Economics online program from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. You will understand how to collect and analyze data on consumer behavior to make organizational decisions and policy plans based on quantitative reasoning. Coursework is focused on economic concepts but will also expand your foundational skills in the areas of public speaking, marketing, group management and technical proficiency.

Courses are offered on an 7-week schedule and delivered 100% online so that you can study at the pace and place most convenient for you. Our expert faculty are dedicated to helping you prepare for top sales and finance roles.

In this online program, you will learn to:

  • Use economics knowledge and research skills to conduct data analysis
  • Gain foundational knowledge in microeconomics and macroeconomics concepts including supply and demand and pricing
  • Utilize tools to predict the effects of government interventions and regulations on the markets
  • Examine economic growth and unemployment as well as factors that affect inflation such as trade, exchange rates and monetary and fiscal policies
  • Use economics knowledge and research skills to conduct data analysis
  • Gain foundational knowledge in microeconomics and macroeconomics concepts including supply and demand and pricing
  • Utilize tools to predict the effects of government interventions and regulations on the markets
  • Examine economic growth and unemployment as well as factors that affect inflation such as trade, exchange rates and monetary and fiscal policies

Career opportunities:

  • Investment Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Client Associate
  • Securities Broker
  • Junior Portfolio Manager
  • Investment Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Client Associate
  • Securities Broker
  • Junior Portfolio Manager
AACSB Accredited Program

The School of Business at SIUE is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and is one of only two percent of business colleges and universities in the world to hold this accreditation for business and accounting. The School has been accredited since 1975.

Tuition

Take advantage of the affordable BSBA – Economics tuition

Tuition for the BSBA with a Specialization in Economics online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

Tuition per credit hour

$479*

Per Credit Hour

If you are applying for financial aid, please use Federal School Code 001759. For more information, please contact our financial aid office by calling 618-650-3880 or emailing [email protected].

*Tuition includes all fees and is subject to change without notice. The University reserves the right to increase tuition and fees at any time.

Calendar

Use these dates to create your academic plan

The BSBA with a Specialization in Economics program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that best fits your goals.

Upcoming Start Dates

Tuition per credit hour

1/2/25

Next Application Deadline

Tuition per credit hour

1/18/25

Start Classes

TermStart DateApplication DeadlineDocument & Financial Aid DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineLast Class Day
Spring I1/18/251/2/251/8/251/14/251/16/253/7/25
Spring II3/22/253/5/253/12/253/18/253/20/255/9/25
Summer I5/12/254/23/254/30/255/6/255/8/256/23/25
Summer II6/28/256/11/256/18/256/24/256/26/258/9/25

Admissions

Get started with our streamlined admission process

  • Complete the online bachelor's degree program application
  • $40 application fee
  • Official transcripts from all previously attended and current colleges

Admission to the BSBA – Economics online program is based on a variety of factors including previous work in other undergraduate programs.

Transfer students who have attempted at least 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions will be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for direct entry into the School of Business provided they have earned a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in coursework at the accredited school(s) previously attended.

The successful completion of College Algebra is strongly recommended.

Pathways for students with less than 30 credit hours
Transfer students who have attempted fewer than 30 semester hours must meet different transfer admission criteria. Please see additional policy requirements and contact the School of Business at [email protected].

Progression
Once students have completed ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 120, ACS 101, ECON 111, ECON 112 and CMIS 108 with at least a grade of C or higher in each course and have an SIUE GPA 2.25 or higher, they will be classified as a Business Administration (BSBA) major with a specialization.

Retention
Students who fail to maintain at least a 2.25 cumulative SIUE GPA will be placed on School of Business probation. Students will be notified when they are not meeting the cumulative GPA retention standard and will be informed of the timeframe allowed to improve their GPA. Students who do not meet retention requirements for two consecutive terms will be removed from the School of Business.

All required documents (e.g., official transcripts) should be sent to the following address:

Office of Admissions
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047

Electronic official transcripts should be submitted to [email protected].

Have a question? Call us at 877-244-4661.

Courses

More about the BSBA – Economics courses

The BSBA – Economics online curriculum is comprised of 120 credit hours, including nine credit hours of economics core courses and 45 credit hours of major courses. Additionally, students may also have to complete other general education and/or elective course requirements to achieve graduation requirements.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Information system principles applied to Business. Analysis of how computer-based information systems support operational, tactical, and planning decisions. Prereqs: ACCT 200 Minimum Grade of C AND CMIS 108 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to financial decisions, tools, and models. Valuation, capital budgeting, and capital structure. Operating decisions and other long and short-term applications. Prereqs: ACCT 200 Minimum Grade of C AND MS 251 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
School of Business orientation; development of professional skills; introduction to and practice of business knowledge, interpersonal skills and integration of knowledge and skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 1
Transition to professional business environment including job search, graduate school, and networking. Reinforcement, reflection, and integration of business knowledge and interpersonal skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focus is on developing basic business communication skills in written communication and formal presentations and introducing students to the basic functions of businesses and managers.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is strongly geared toward skill development and acquiring task and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a group to accomplish stated goals.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Capstone course using top management perspective to develop comprehensive, integrative analysis of organizations and environments as basis for development, implementation, evaluation, control of overall strategy. Not for Graduate credit.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Marketing in economic systems and society. External influences on marketing objectives, and outcomes. Marketing as functional area within organizations. Emphasis on product, pricing, distribution, and promotion decisions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of manufacturing and service operations management. Covers process and product design; quality management; planning/control of materials and capacity; and project management.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Measurement and determination of national economic activity including production, income, employment, and prices. Role of government policy in U.S. macroeconomy. IAI Course S3 901.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Principles and characteristics of the market economy including: supply, demand, and market equilibrium; household demand, firm cost and supply; market structure, government regulation and deregulation; and factor markets. IAI Course S3 902.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Cartesian coordinates; graphing; lines; parabolas; functions; inverses; roots of polynomials; rational functions and inequalities; linear systems; matrices; and determinants. Prereqs: ALEKS PPL - Math Plcmnt 46
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Mathematical tools required for business analysis; business applications of functions, graphing, solving systems of equations, matrix algebra, counting rules, differentiation, and integration. Prereqs: (MATH 120 Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 120E Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 120I Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 125 Minimum Grade of C) AND ECON 112 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 4
Descriptive statistics; probability; inferential statistics; estimation and hypothesis testing of means and proportions; simple and multiple regression; and analysis of variance and contingency table analysis. IAI Course BUS 901. Prereqs: (MS 250 Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 150 Minimum Grade of C) AND ECON 111 Minimum Grade of C AND ECON 112 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a broad background of normative and descriptive theories of ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility to enhance decision making. Prereqs: Complete all Foundations Requirements: Foundation Writing 1, Foundation Writing 2, Foundation Speech Communication, Foundation Reasoning and Argumentation, and Foundation Quantitative Reasoning courses, and MGMT 330 and 331 which may be taken concurrently.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Understand how individuals and firms make rational decisions with scarce resources to maximize economic welfare in competitive markets, and roles of irrational and strategic decision-making.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Practical understanding of economic growth and price stability as needed in business, role of fiscal and monetary policy on achieving economic growth and price stability.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Demonstrates the application of popular empirical methods for analyzing data using real-world micro and macro data from different business areas: accounting, economics, finance, management, and marketing.

Choose 3 of the following:

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
The role of money and banking in modern economies, the monetary policy process, regulation and supervision of the financial system, and internationalization of financial markets.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Understanding supply and demand of healthcare and insurance. Emphasis on healthcare delivery and choice, navigating health insurance markets, impact of healthcare regulations, and international comparisons. Requires completion of stated prerequisite or consent of instructor.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Why do people choose to work? What job is right for me? How much am I worth? Learn how Labor Economists can answer these questions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Economic analysis applied to issues concerning major professional team sports such as free agency, salary caps, competitive balance, stadium contracts, and franchise relocation. Will not count toward MA or MS in Economics and Finance.

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