Undergraduate CTWE/Business & Marketing Education

Business Marketing Class

Bachelor of Science in Education, CTWE Major/Business and Marketing Education Specialization

The most popular college major is “business” and the preparation for that comes from highly effective business related programs in middle and high schools.  BGSU has a 100+ year history of preparing graduates to teach cutting edge skills and knowledge for success in business.  Teachers trained in this program are recruited in Ohio and nationwide to teach in areas such as Finance, Marketing, International Business, IT and more. 

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As the largest supplier of teachers in this field in Ohio and one of the largest in the US, BGSU CTE majors check the boxes for what makes a good major: student strengths and interests, low program costs, future employability and potential to go where personal interests take you.  Students have placements in schools, all four years, which represent urban, suburban, rural, and career center settings from middle to high school levels.  This will get you ready to look for the location and setting to follow your passions in teaching.

Among the diverse areas, our graduates are licensed to teach:

  • Accounting
  • Business Finance
  • Business Foundations
  • Computer Applications
  • Digital Marketing
  • Economics
  • Ethics in Business
  • Human Resource Management


  • International Business
  • Management Principles
  • Personal Finance
  • Strategic Entreprenuership

A Legacy of Success

Graduates of this program have found success as teachers, and with advanced degrees have moved on to positions such as counselors, principals and superintendents; in colleges and universities as instructors, administrators and student personnel; in government agencies such as the State Department of Education; and in business and industry in accounting, management, marketing, offices, sales and small business.

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CTWE Undergraduate Programs Contact Information

DJ Kern-Blystone
Education Building 317
419-372-2902
djkern@bgsu.edu

$40,999.50



BGSU Workforce Education Business and Marketing Education average starting salary

100%

of graduates report they're employed, in graduate school or starting a business within six months of graduation

Updated: 10/16/2023 09:47AM