<p>AEM in CALS vs. Economics in CAS....what's better and what's the difference? Thanks!</p>
<p>I posted this eons ago, but you might find it helpful. They are both strong progams, but very different in focus. The shortened version is - if you want an accredited undergraduate business program, chose AEM. If you want a broad education in a liberal arts college, chose Econ. You will find employement either way. The statistics are off because of the age of the thread I am forwarding to you.. AEM has gotten more competitive to gain admission to since the original posting.<br>
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=18484%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=18484</a></p>
<p>The term AEM (Applied Econonomics and Management) is confusing. If it were a named business school like Wharton and Stern, I think people would be less confused about it. If you know about NYU or Penn for example, AEM is comparable to Stern at NYU or Wharton at Penn. Economics would be comparable to the Economics majors at NYU & Penn's Colleges of Arts & Sciences.</p>
<p>thanks a lot!!!</p>
<p>However, If you live in NY definitely choose AEM, save $10,000 a year</p>
<p>So whose econ program is best? UPenn, NYU, or Cornell? I know Chicago is probably THE best, but who is better out of those 3?</p>
<p>At the undergraduate level, it doesn't matter. What matters is what courses you take and how well you do in them. Employers love quantitative types, and econ majors who have a couple of advanced math or computer science courses under their belt are gold.</p>
<p>At the graduate level, it is a function of field. For instance, Cornell is better for labor economics. NYU is better for financial economics. Penn is better for industrial organization.</p>