Department of Business
Find what you need
The College of Business and Economics (CBE) Department of Business prepares you to pursue your pathway in business management, economics, finance, marketing or operations and supply chain management— or carve your own path through entrepreneurship. Our programs provide hands-on learning, real-world case studies and practical research so you can graduate as a highly qualified, in-demand professional.
Ninety-three percent of business and marketing majors have a career within six months of graduation earning a median annual salary of $60,000. Our alumni thrive at top companies like Amazon, Intel, Starbucks, Boeing, Micron, Albertsons Companies, Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, J.R. Simplot, Lamb Weston, Microsoft and many more. As a CBE alumni, you’ll be ready to succeed as a confident, professional leader in today’s dynamic business environment.
Department of Business programs
The business department is your destination to pursue one of the following majors.
Undergraduate programs:
- B.B.A. in business administration
- B.S.Bus. in business economics, financial economics option
- B.S.Bus. in business economics, general options
- B.S.Bus. in business management, entrepreneurship and small-business management emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in business management, human resources management emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in business management, management emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in business management, PGA option
- B.S.Bus. in economics, PGA option
- B.S.Bus. in finance
- B.S.Bus. in finance, PGA option
- B.S.Bus. in marketing, entrepreneurship emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in marketing, general marketing emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in marketing, PGA emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in marketing, sales management emphasis
- B.S.Bus. in operations and supply chain management
- B.S.Bus. in operations and supply chain management, PGA option
Graduate programs:
Minor in business or earn a certificate
Expand your business knowledge and enhance your undergraduate program with one of our minors or a certificate:
- Minor in business
- Minor in business analytics
- Minor in entrepreneurship
- Minor in marketing
- Minor in sales management
Certificate programs:
- Certificate in applied finance
- Certificate in business leadership
- Certificate in economics of public policy
- Certificate in entrepreneurship
- Certificate in international economics
- Certificate in marketing analytics
- Certificate in promotions and digital marketing
- Certificate in sales management
- Certificate in small business management
- Certificate in trading and capital management
You may qualify for in-state tuition
If you are a resident of one of the member states or U.S. Pacific Territories & Freely Associated States included in Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) you may be able to enroll in the Master of Accountancy program and pay Idaho resident tuition rates.
Hands-on learning opportunities
Nearly all CBE students participate in an experiential learning opportunity. And 69% of graduates complete an internship during their college journey.
Meet our people
Business faculty
Andrew Anglin
Instructor of MarketingJeffrey J. Bailey
Professor of Business ManagementPaul Bartell
Barker Trader in ResidenceDuff Bergquist
Barker Trading Program Director, Senior Instructor of FinanceMarc Chopin
ProfessorYun Chung
Professor of Business ManagementBerna Devezer
Professor of MarketingDan Eveleth
Professor of Business ManagementJen Goodwin
Business InstructorTerrance Grieb
Professor of FinanceMark Groza
Professor of Marketing, Director of Distance EducationSue Hasbrouck
Distance Education InstructorDaniel Hickman
Associate Professor of EconomicsMosaddek Hossain
Assistant Professor of EconomicsErick Larson
Student Engagement Director and Clinical Associate Professor of Business ManagementStacey Howard-Malek
Assistant Professor of MarketingMichael McCollough
Professor of MarketingMagdy Noguera
ProfessorYoung Park
Professor of FinanceSteven Peterson
Clinical Associate Professor of EconomicsT.H. (Tae-Hyung) Pyo
Associate Professor of MarketingStefanie Ramirez
Associate Professor of EconomicsSanjay Sisodiya
Department Head, Department of Business and Associate Professor of MarketingRyan Smeets
Business instructorEric Stuen
Professor of EconomicsGeorge Tanner
Idaho Entrepreneurs Director and Senior Instructor of EntrepreneurshipAlex (Oleksandr) Tsaruk
Assistant Professor of Business ManagementYadi Wang
Assistant Professor of FinanceCasey Wilhelm
Distance Education InstructorShenghan Xu
Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management
Advisory Board Members
Rich Abels
Ball Janik, LLP
Brad DePew
Applause
Aimee Dinning
ADHR Consulting
Nick Fisher
Converse
Brian Higgins
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Flip Kleffner
Wells Fargo
Jessica Leon
New Markets Venture Partners
Keith Nidao
Boeing
Christi Olson
Microsoft
Ben Rush
Blue Ridge
Shelby Silflow
University of Idaho
Brad Stith
Athletes Elite
Andrew Wakeley
Micron
Kim Yauchzee
Scweitzer Engineering Laboratories
Contact us
If you have questions about the business department, please reach out to department head, Sanjay Sisodiya: sisodiya@uidaho.edu.
Want to learn more about our online programs? Contact Program Director, Mark Groza: markgroza@uidaho.edu.