<p>I am currently planning on doing a double major with a concentration in finance/econ/cs/marketing (some combination of these). However, I am also debating whether or not to go into engineering. Does anyone know of any programs that offer some type of dual-degree of some sort? Can anyone currently in these fields shed some light on the advantages/disadvantages of either?</p>
<p>Depends on the exact situation.</p>
<p>If the school is not elite, CS will probably give better salaries and work opportunities. If the school is elite, Econ/finance and CS are about equal right after graduation, with the former is arguably the better choice because its usually less demanding and might make you more mentally ready for the buisness world.</p>
<p>If you do engineering, you can still do buisness after graduation, but if you do buisness, you might be stuck in business.</p>
<p>Double majoring in both can make the impression that you have great quant. skills and can handle a lot of work under pressure, which is good. </p>
<p>As for programs, the best is the M&T program at Penn, which gives you two degrees, from Penn's wharton and Penn's engineering. I think there are some people in that program on the Penn forum.</p>
<p>For the record, I'm at WM, which obviously may or may not be considered to be "elite" according to the individual you talk to.</p>
<p>so look up the rankings</p>
<p>WM is a great school. I don't enough very much about its programs, but I'd say you can't lose with Econ/Finance, even without a double major.</p>
<p>Rankings don't mean anything. It's far better to just look at the career office's information to see what people do after graduation.</p>
<p>Doubling in Engineering & Business will be impossible to get done in under 5 years. most likely it will take 6 years. Getting both will open more doors, but the best path if you want both is Engineering undergrad and take some business courses then an MBA. However some schools do integrate both engr & bus. there aren't many though and its usually either hard to get into or a very difficult curriculm. My school (UT-mccombs) has a program called the BBA-Engineering rte to business (BBA-ERB). Anyone can do it, but it is very difficult. about 200 students major in it out of 5,000 BBA students. I am going to do it, or at least try. I really don't care for the engineering, but this is the only way I can take Architecture Design Studio classes, other than being in the school of architecture.</p>