BA or BS economics (sorry, I know there are lots of threads on this)

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<p>I know there are tons of threads on "BA vs. BS Econ," but I wanted to ask it myself regarding my future endeavors. I plan on double majoring at my school: Media Studies and Economics. Once I graduate, I plan on working in the media industry as a media researcher or basically anything that has to do with media. Teaching is another option I am seriously considering, so I will definitely keep my grades up just in case I want to continue to pursue my MA or PhD in the future. I'm actually interested in Mass Communications, so I might pursue that much later in life. But for now, I'm thinking about going to South Korea to teach and learn about media over there and possibly apply for the Peace Corp since I really want to learn more about the society and help (i have family members who participated and it really sparks my interest).</p>

<p>With these goals in mind, would it be reasonable for me to get a BA or a BS in Econ? My Media Studies degree will obviously be a BA. People keep pushing me for a BS, but I like BA because it's more theoretical, which I like...but does it really screw you over when it comes to finding jobs? I don't mind taking math; I know with hard work I can achieve good grades.</p>

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<p>Overall, I’d say the BS is always better than the BA for economics. The main difference is that it has more of a math component, and that will always help in making your degree more marketable. So if you think the math won’t be a problem, I’d go for the BS. The people I know who would choose the BA in econ are mainly pre-law students, or people in my school, where econ is only offered as a BA. Also, if you’re double majoring, it looks cool (just in my opinion) to have a BS degree and a BA degree.</p>

<p>The only plus for the BA though, is that because you don’t plan to actually work in economics, you may not need that additional math for the BS degree anyway. But, you never know how career plans may change as you go through college.</p>