Business and economics

Put your faith to work. Whether you’re headed to Wall Street or Main Street, studying business at Northwestern will prepare you for more than bottom-line success. You’ll be ready to make wise use of the resources God has given you.

Business is the largest program at Northwestern, offering these study options:

• Accounting major/minor
• Business administration major/minor
  • Agri-business
  • Finance
  • General
  • Management
  • Marketing
• Business education major/minor
• Economics major/minor
• An interdisciplinary minor in Christian community development is also an option for business majors

Faculty

Northwestern’s business and economics faculty have real-world experience with accounting, international economics and socially responsible business and entrepreneurial initiatives. They teach here because they are dedicated to preparing businesspeople and entrepreneurs whose faith guides their work, leadership, investing and decision-making.

Proven success

Northwestern's business students measure up. On standardized tests, our seniors scored in the 94th percentile and posted category scores of 99% in accounting, 98% in economics and 95% in finance. In addition, the CPA exam pass rates of NWC's accounting graduates are in the top 10 among the 120 members of the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities.

• Learn more
• Business and economics fact sheet