Ohio University's College of Business is dedicated to developing innovative leaders through applied learning while providing lasting memories and experiences to every student that walks the campus bricks. Those experiences help create lifelong, loyal Business Bobcat Alumni who are leading and innovating in the business world.
The Ohio University College of Business rankings are our Points of Pride. We are honored to be consistently nationally recognized for our faculty and staff's work in research and academics. We are teaching our students firsthand to do "Business for Good." The work outside of the classroom is just as important as we strive to better the lives of our students and the Athens community.
#1
Online Master of Business Analytics in OHIO
#12 Nationwide
(Fortune Magazine) #2 Best Public Business School in Ohio
#29 Nationwide
(Poets & Quants) #2 Online Specialized Graduate Business Programs for Veterans in OHIO
#29 Nationwide
(US News & World Report) #3 Online MBA program in Ohio
#44 Nationwide
(Poets & Quants) #2 Online Bachelor's of Business in Ohio
(U.S. News & World Report) Top University for Professional Sales Education — Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre #3 Postgraduate Sports Administration Program in the world
Ranked top three nine out of the last 12 years.
(SportBusiness Professional) #1 Online Master's in Accounting Program in Ohio
#10 Nationwide
(Fortune Magazine) #2 ranked MBA in the state of Ohio
(Fortune Best MBA Programs for 2025)
#12 Nationwide
(Fortune Magazine) #2 Best Public Business School in Ohio
#29 Nationwide
(Poets & Quants) #2 Online Specialized Graduate Business Programs for Veterans in OHIO
#29 Nationwide
(US News & World Report) #3 Online MBA program in Ohio
#44 Nationwide
(Poets & Quants) #2 Online Bachelor's of Business in Ohio
(U.S. News & World Report) Top University for Professional Sales Education — Ralph and Luci Schey Sales Centre #3 Postgraduate Sports Administration Program in the world
Ranked top three nine out of the last 12 years.
(SportBusiness Professional) #1 Online Master's in Accounting Program in Ohio
#10 Nationwide
(Fortune Magazine) #2 ranked MBA in the state of Ohio
(Fortune Best MBA Programs for 2025)
Experiential Learning
The College of Business prides itself on teaching and learning through experiences. The authentic art of experiential learning excels our students forward with a deepened skillset and is highly sought after by top companies worldwide. 70% of COB courses offer applied experiential learning while stacking those experiences brings that number closer to 100%.
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Experience OHIO: San Diego Sports Consulting Program
The San Diego Sports Consulting Program is designed to give students an opportunity to leverage their existing business skills, as well as develop new ones, in an exciting and challenging sports business environment. The program is open to rising sophomores, juniors and seniors in all majors.
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Experience OHIO: Global Consulting Program
The Global Consulting Program develops students’ global business leadership skills through cross-cultural immersion and applied business experience. With over eight exciting locations to choose from, students have direct consulting experience for a major international company.
"I’m combining entrepreneurship, technology, and leadership to align my passions and career goals."
— Parwinder Singh, a sophomore OHIO student
Singh's story
"I have gotten first-hand experience in consumer research and trends working with real clients like Dicks Sporting Goods and The Columbus Blue Jackets."
— Center For Consumer Research & Analytics Student
Center for Consumer Research and Analytics
"I am training with a real company to analyze their export strategy, while developing the technical skills necessary to succeed in a career of global trade and commerce."
— Student
Ohio Export Internship Program
"I co-manage a seven-figure portfolio for real financial investments in an on-campus Bloomberg 20 Terminal Trading Floor."
— Fixed Income Student Org.
Student Fixed Income Management Group
Student Success
All students within the College of Business are provided with a support system of faculty, advisors, career coaches, and peer mentors. In the 2022 fall semester alone, Business Academic Advising & Career Services hosted over 4000 appointments! As a result, our 2022 graduating class had a 93% placement rate within six months of graduation.
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Academic Advisors & Career Coaches
93%
students report employment after graduation
100%
Internship by graduation
#2
ranked MBA in the state
Improving Lives Through Business
Student & Community Impact
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Centers of Excellence join forces for professional clothing drive
The College of Business Centers of Excellence recently led a combined effort to encourage faculty, staff, and students to clean out their closets and donate any lightly used and in-season professional clothing to the Career Closet.
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Using Accounting to Better Society
When most people think of accountants they think measuring financial impact, but recently their skills are also being applied to sustainability—measuring environmental impact, social impact, emissions, employee well-being, energy usage and more.
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Annual Eco Impact Challenge
The Eco Impact Challenge is a semester-long, cross-disciplinary, team-based leadership experiential simulation focused on sustainability. In teams of five to seven, students work on a real-world sustainability issue on the Athens campus or surrounding community by envisioning a solution to a problem, working with community stakeholders, and presenting a business pitch for their solution.