<p>obviously a high gpa and good ecs and leadership, etc. needed.... but which major(s) would open more doors in terms of jobs and graduate school? </p>
<p>im at mizzou, not a target by any stretch of the imagination, so does a degree from a&s mean anything (even with high gpa)? thanks</p>
<p>What’s an econ/math going to do for you? Are you trying to be a phd?</p>
<p>Accounting for jobs, Econ/Math for graduate school.</p>
<p>well said, jay.</p>
<p>Accounting/Math.</p>
<p>Depends on what you want to do. Do you want to be an accountant? Then just do accounting. If you want to get a masters/phd, maybe work as a financial analyst, or a number of other things then go math/econ. I would definitely do more research though than relying on pure speculation from CC members.</p>
<p>Can you even handle a math major? It’s kinda like saying, “Should I study engineering to open career paths for myself?” Find your passion.</p>
<p>Both are good majors. Economics is an excellent base for graduate studies. And you can always go for the MS in accounting afterwards.</p>
<p>ill try to take this one reply at a time… im not going for a phd, but i do want to give myself the chance of possibly getting an mba from a top program; while econ is one of my favorite subjects, math is a strength of mine. i wont win any noble peace prizes, but i do believe i am fully capable of getting a bs in math; the masters in accountancy is a possibility down the road, but it seems like quite a bit of work to get even the prerequisite courses completed before i would even begin the masters </p>
<p>if anyone could comment on the flexibility of a accountancy degree in terms of jobs it would be much appreciated. i dont want to study something for four years and have my only option to be an auditor. and job experience is critical to a b school resume, so getting a great job is very important.</p>
<p>Unless you go to an elite school, an accounting degree will get you a better job 9/10 times (and I was an econ major myself). And yes, accounting has great flexibility within the business world. In addition to being an auditor, you can do corporate tax, banking, underwriting, cost analysis/budgeting, accounting info systems (if you have an IS background), financial planning/advising, IRS work, CIA work (accounting is the #1 major hired by the CIA to fight white collar crime), financial reporting, etc. </p>
<p>However, if you love econ and don’t love accounting, I suggest you go with econ/math. Really, both econ/math and accounting are good choices and you are better off studying what you love in the end. You only get one shot as an undergrad you know!</p>
<p>The accounting discipline is largely limited to audit and tax out of college, but down the road accounting offers a vast array of career avenues.</p>
<p>If you are good in math, then do econ and math, since it is what you like, and since math opens a lot of doors too.
Furthermore, since you are considering master of accounting down the road too, some really good schools doesn’t require an accounting undergrad degree if you want to do MACC (e.g. UT Austin)</p>
<p>One point to consider is money and time.</p>
<p>But econ and math undergrad to Master of accounting … yeah many ppl do that
Undergrad in acct to master in math or econ … good luck!</p>
<p>I believe that econ and math (if you are really good at it) will open more doors in investment banking right out of undergrad than accounting, but well that’s open to a lot of debate.</p>