<p>If you want to work in business, would it be tough finding a job with a BA in Econ? My school doesn't offer a BS in Econ, btw.</p>
<p>I'm probably going to also major in either sociology or political science to go with the Econ BA.</p>
<p>Do businesses first go for business students, then BS econ students, and then BA econ students? Or does it not work that way at all?</p>
<p>Any info whatsoever would be appreciated.</p>
<p>From what I gather, the main deciding factor is recruitment opportunities. If you don't go to a prestigious school, then it'll be more difficult to get a great job with an econ degree since fewer businesses will recruit there.</p>
<p>When you actually go to apply for jobs though, it depends what the employer is looking for, such as investment banks who just want intelligent people whom they can teach, not necessarily finance majors.</p>
<p>It likely depends what field of business you want to go into; the quantitative areas would likely prefer a candidate with some experience in that area (accounting or finance), while a sales job doesn't really rely on the skills you're taught in college so much.</p>
<p>My school (Emory) doesn't offer BS either, so I'm double majoring in math to make up for it.</p>
<p>Can you actually get a good job at a good firm with only a BA in econ?</p>
<p>Of course you can.</p>
<p>That was a dumb question</p>
<p>I agree with rgs321 ... if ur doing a BA from a very good but not excellent college like LACs such as macalester, double major with subjects like mathematics and computer science.</p>
<p>econ gives me a sense of feeling that its not as practical as business majors</p>
<p>And? Many of the top schools do not have undergraduate business programs yet they are still heavily recruited. Doesn't seem like the employers care about practicality to me.</p>
<p>I think they do care about practicality but also about the enthusiasm and ambition that can be showed by the prestigious colleges</p>
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I think you have a misconception and a holier-than-thou view of students who go to "prestigious" colleges. Remember - just because someone goes to Podunk U. and not HYPMS doesn't mean they dont have passion, aren't ambitious, apt or enthusiastic.</p>
<p>Again, HYPS (along with other "top" schools) don't even have undergraduate business schools. Yet, this still does not affect them when it comes to recruiting.</p>
<p>Economics is a broad business degree... it's very useful in the business world, and is highly recruited because of the ability students have to solve complex problems that have many relationships to business (i.e. pricing, budgeting, and purchasing), and often times econ majors are able to think more outside the box than other business related majors.</p>
<p>just my .02</p>
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Do businesses first go for business students, then BS econ students, and then BA econ students? Or does it not work that way at all?
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Doesn't work like that at all. They go for the brightest students first, then the next brightest, etc. The business degree helps if the business program is more selective than the rest of the university. Otherwise, your course of study isn't so important as long as you can show that you have the ability to learn the skills.</p>
<p>^^depends on the position the employer is seeking to fill as well. Accounting jobs, specifically those in the big 4 firms, are usually filled by accounting majors... however, economics and finance majors are also hired...just not as often from what I understand.</p>
<p>Economics is essentially the study of who gets what and why based on various incentives. Businesses are basically a formation of people who have learned how to get something for a reason, and economists usually have good strategies for improving on that reason.</p>
<p>again, just my .02</p>
<p>You can definitely find a good job with a BA in Economics from Emory as long as you can keep a high enough GPA.</p>