<p>So when considering where to apply, I was looking at the Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia websites, and none of these had any business options for undergrads, the closest thing to them was an Economics major, so I was wondering:
How does an economics degree from Harvard or Stanford measure up to a Finance degree from somewhere like UPenn Wharton or NYU Stern if someone was trying to get hired for an IB job, or a marketing analyst, or something along those lines. Would the Harvard econ degree be thought lesser of than the more specific, formal "Business" degree from an actual school of business [like wharton or stern].
Cause I want to apply to a reach school like the above mentioned, but if tehy dont have what I am looking for, then whats the use?</p>
<p>bump bump.</p>
<p>The names Harvard, Stanford, and Columbia will draw attention from IB employers, regardless of major. Economics is considered to be a less technical major/pre-professional than Business, and provides a more well rounded education than does Business which(correct me if i'm wrong) often requires a concentration in ie. Administration, Marketing, Financing, Accounting, etc. Reasons why many top schools not just HSC offer Econ instead of Business.
Harvard grads in Econ are at NO disadvantage to Penn's Business.</p>
<p>If they don't have the major that you want, then why do you feel that you must apply to one of these schools? Do you just want to be able to say "I applied to HYPSM"?</p>
<p>Think of it this way: if you were planning to major in Dairy Science would you honestly waste your time and money applying to any Ivy other than Cornell?</p>
<p>Please. Just use some common sense. Do most of the top schools in the nation offer a degree in "business"? No. Are graduates of those schools heavily recruited by banks, investment firms, and major companies? Yes.</p>
<p>On the other hand, if you are interested mostly in acquiring a credential rather than a broad-based education, a school such as Columbia, with its core, is not for you.</p>
<p>thanks. Clears things up.</p>
<p>Cornell has an undergrad business major that is ranked highly by US News. If you are a New York State resident, you would get a substantial discount.</p>
<p>US News Business Rankings:
1. University Of Pennsylvania
2. Massachusetts Institute Of Technology
3. University Of California – Berkeley
3. University Of Michigan – Ann Arbor
5. New York University
6. Carnegie Mellon University
6. University Of North Carolina – Chapel Hill
6. University Of Texas – Austin
6. University Of Virginia
10. University Of Southern California
11. Cornell University
11. Indiana University – Bloomington
13. Emory University
13. University Of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign
13. University Of Wisconsin – Madison
13. Washington University In St. Louis
17. Ohio State University – Columbus
17. Purdue University – West Lafayette
17. University Of Maryland – College Park
17. University Of Notre Dame
21. Georgetown University
21. Pennsylvania State University – University Park
21. University Of Minnesota – Twin Cities
21. University Of Washington
25. Arizona State University
25. Babson College
25. Boston College
25. Michigan State University
25. University Of Arizona
30. Case Western Reserve University
30. Texas A&M University – College Station
30. University Of Florida
30. University Of Georgia
30. Wake Forest University
35. Brigham Young University – Provo
35. Georgia Institute Of Technology
35. University Of Colorado – Boulder
35. University Of Iowa
39. Boston University
39. George Washington University
39. Southern Methodist University
39. Syracuse University
43. Bentley College
43. College Of William And Mary
43. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
43. Tulane University
43. University Of Arkansas
43. University Of Pittsburgh
43. University Of South Carolina – Columbia
43. University Of Tennessee
43. Virginia Tech</p>
<p>why isn't dartmouth or harvard on there?</p>
<p>because either they don't have undergraduate business programs or they don't have strong ones</p>
<p>wait, in businessweek, villanova is ranked #13 but it has no position in usnews ? many CCers also know how good villanova is :|</p>
<p>yeah weird</p>
<p>those are not updated for the 08 year, I think. Berkeley is no longer 3rd, I dont think its in the top 10, MIT is 11th, I think, and NYU is 9th. Well at least thats how I think it remembered the list. University of Virginia is ranked second now. Still, however, harvard was not on the list. I think its just cause they only have an Economics major and not a whole school devoted to it, but then, neither does Cornell and they made list. Which I think justifies my question.</p>
<p>The above list is most current USNWR ranking.</p>
<p>Best</a> Undergraduate Business Programs - Best Colleges - Education - US News and World Report</p>
<p>those are exactly the same as the ones I posted</p>
<p>The Top 21 Economics undergraduate programs at US schools:</p>
<p>Harvard
Chicago
MIT
Northwestern
Penn
Yale
Princeton
Stanford
UCal-Berkeley
NYU</p>
<p>Columbia
UCSD
Michigan
UCLA
Cornell
Texas
Rochester
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Boston University
Brown</p>
<p>From a report published in 2003. Interestingly the London school of Economics (LSE) was listed after Wisconsin.</p>
<p>ahhh, I was referring to the "businessweek" rankings.</p>
<p>A degree in "business" at the undergraduate level is a tragic waste of college. When you go to a top school, the top companies want you simply because they know you are probably therefore smart and competent. Whatever they want you to do, they'll train you. If you <em>needed</em> a business degree, then Goldman, McKinsey et al would be filled top-to-bottom with Wharton undergrads. But lo, they go around and grab students from Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Dartmouth, Penn (College), Brown, Stanford, etc..</p>
<p>You should look into
Michigan State University
University of Michigan- Ann Arbor</p>