<p>Which business majors have the most math involved in them? I'm thinking about majoring in MIS or accounting but I'm not sure which would involve more math. I'm a high school senior right now and AP Calculus BC (& all math classes so far) seem so easy to me so I want to make sure I major in a field that involves math in the business field.</p>
<p>The closest thing to a "business" major that you'll find that's math intensive will likely be Actuarial Science, which generally requires calculus through the third level/semester as well as differential equations. Accounting seldom goes beyond simple arithmetic, and few schools will require any more than the neutered form of Calculus that you'd have with any other business major (which you will likely have credit for if you pass BC Calc anyhow). MIS is simply a management major with a greater emphasis on technology/computing (there might be a C or Java programming class thrown in there).</p>
<p>Obviously, this will vary from school to school, and it's possible that you will have a higher math workload at a science or engineering-oriented school that includes those courses as part of a general core curriculum.</p>
<p>If you are good at math you should definitely consider actuarial science. After you pass all the exams you can definitely make a lot of money and it is constantly ranked as one of the best jobs.</p>
<p>but you also dont need to major in "actuarial science" to be an actuary</p>
<p>financial engineering is very math oriented also
or why dont u major in comp sci or math</p>
<p>It depends on how it is taught. Just comparing the traditional fields, Operations Management is the most calculus-based math intensive major. Having to solve Nash a Equilibrium to coordinate a series of newsvendors makes most students cry. And that's not even including Bayesian updating on the demand.</p>
<p>I talked to an adviser at the college I'll be going to next fall and she said accounting would be more math intensive. I don't want to do computer programming so computer science wouldn't work. I guess I'll probably stick with accounting. Maybe I'll look into possibly majoring in Math....</p>
<p>if you REALLY like math, actuarial science is the way to go. accounting involves only basic arithmetic for the most part, and your calculus knowledge will be of no use in it.</p>
<p>accounting? lol
a math degree is much more versatile and can do what the actuarial science degree can do and more</p>
<p>The most intense math you do in accounting is depreciating equipment :-P But seriously, as a Financial Engineering (Math, Finance, Econ & Comp Sci concentration) major, either Actuarial sciences or Financial Engineering are the most mathematical. Accounting is essentially four functions. Or you could always just do math also. Might be your best bet.</p>
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<p>No, you're wrong. Operations is the most mathematical. There's a reason that most OM MBA programs only accept engineer or math undergrads.</p>
<p>I disagree that its more mathematical than Financial Engineering.</p>
<p>No, it is. Much more so.</p>
<p>I just looked at some MS curicula for Financial Engineering and I thought it looked pretty tough, math wise. Upto and including DiffEQs.</p>
<p>Most of the math for either majors, however, is statistics and analytical in nature.</p>
<p>I'm an engineer and I think both would be pretty heavy, as far as the education. However, I can't speak on the app side of the degrees.</p>
<p>So, I'll agree Burdelll since they have seemed pretty astute.</p>
<p>We can agree to disagree. Either way, both are pretty math heavy :-)</p>
<p>So is there a financial engineering major that some schools have? Would a major in math/minor in finance be similar?</p>
<p>Operations goes behind just differential equations, with real analysis, stochastic programming, and variation calculus as a base. The econometrics can get a little crazy, as well. Not really all that notable from an econ standpoint, but notable from a business perspective.</p>