Economics & Business Administration Department
- Accounting Major, Minor
McDaniel College's top-ranked Accounting program is designed to prepare you for success by providing you with the skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in the world of business. You’ll gain an understanding of the core accounting principles needed in business, large and small, locally and globally. Accounting students graduate prepared to sit for the CPA Exam.
- Business Administration Major, Minor
A degree in Business Administration unlocks a world of possibilities across diverse industries. Our core curriculum builds a strong foundation in essential business disciplines like finance, marketing, accounting, data analytics, communication, and strategy. From there, students personalize their education by selecting a specialization in entrepreneurship, finance, international business, leadership and management, or marketing.
- Economics Major, Minor
The perfect combination of study, research and analysis with applied skills and opportunities for empirical work that provide an ideal background for a variety of professional tracks including academics, law, journalism and marketing.
- Entrepreneurship Minor
A program of study perfect for those passionate about innovation, creativity and leadership in business. Students in the Entrepreneurship Minor will learn to develop their passion into purposeful next steps, by understanding and practicing the skills of entrepreneurs and appreciating the types of innovation that foster successful enterprises.
- International Business Major
Through the common language of business, the successful entrepreneurs of the future will need to understand the workings of and the roles played by international trade, comparative advantage, tariffs, subsidies, cartels, energy production, and climate change.
- Marketing Major, Minor
A professional, interdisciplinary program using both traditional classroom and immersive, experiential learning. Marketing students at McDaniel will develop skills in key areas such as market research, marketing strategy, consumer behavior, marketing mix management, social media, and digital marketing.
- Management Minor
McDaniel College’s Management minor integrates courses in business, communication and writing, economics, and more to teach strategies for management in all career paths. From macro to micro, managers think about every detail to keep their teams and systems functioning.
Majors, Minors & Specializations
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT Class of 2024: Sergio Martin Garcia Business Administration Major
Sergio Martin Garcia prepared for life after graduation in courses like Entrepreneurship, in the Honors Program, and in campus groups like the Hispano-Latinx Alliance. With a capstone on the food truck industry in the San Francisco Bay Area, Sergio applied techniques from his Business Administration major in ways that will carry into his career.
Meet Graduates of the Economics & Business Administration Department
We're proud to call these recent graduates alumni, and prouder still to share a selection of their stories here – told as only they can tell them, in their own words.
