<p>Ok, so I cant decide between which subject to major in which is why i've chosen schools that have good reputations for both courses. Can you please tell me if there's one on my list that is not worth applying to, or if there isnt one that i should consider applying to? Thanks! :</p>
<p>Carnegie Mellon University
Pennsylvania State University
University of Texas Austin
Stanford University
University of Michigan Ann Arbor
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Duke University
University of Wisconsin Madison
Boston University
Indiana School Bloomington
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
University of California San Diego(Not really sure about this one in terms of its business course)</p>
<p>You’re also aware that many people transition from colleges to the business world without having attended a university with a dedicated “business” or “economics” school, right? Dartmouth? Yale? Harvard? Columbia? Williams? Amherst? NYU?</p>
<p>@SJP1997: I could easily be wrong, however, it appears that you may believe that undergraduate Business and Economic majors, curricular, and areas-of-concentration are essentially identical. They absolutely are not; they differ significantly in content, focus, many career opportunities, and much more. </p>
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@puzzled123: I agree. However, Business majors are generally not qualified for all the opportunities that Econ majors have; the reverse is also true. For example, in my experience, a Business major might be qualified for many accounting, marketing or program management opportunities, but an Economics major probably would not be. Similarly, an Econ major might be qualified for econometrics/strategic forecasting opportunities, whereas a Business major probably would not be. </p>
<p>Some of the most elite Wall Street firms typically hire students from Ivy League colleges and elite LACs like Williams and Amherst, where no undergraduate business departments exist. They might have one or two specialized classes in financial markets, but - in general - the firms will train their “rookies” themselves.</p>
<p>Finance electives are commonly offered in economics departments; they are sometimes more mathematical than finance courses in business departments. However, other “business” topics (e.g. marketing, management, accounting) are typically absent from economics departments with a liberal arts or pre-PhD emphasis, as opposed to those with a pre-professional “business” emphasis.</p>
<p>Economics departments with a liberal arts emphasis are more likely to be found at more selective schools and those with separate business majors. Those with a highly mathematical emphasis (good for pre-PhD students) tend to be found at some, but not all, more selective schools.</p>
<p>Guys, im aware the two courses are mutually exclusive but im at a point where i dont know which one to pursue and i’ve studied both for two years at school so im fairly familiar with both subjects.</p>
<p>I’d also suggest Miami of Ohio and Virginia for great business schools. I know it’s silly to just base your decisions on lists, but the Bloomberg, Forbes, etc… rankings do help. </p>