<p>As far as undergrad programs go, Cal's Haas program is ranked higher than USC's Marshall program. However, there's also the factor that one must apply to enter Haas (50% chance). Private vs. Public school. The difference in cost is obvious, so no need to mention that. I'm looking to possibly double major in business administration and accounting, which both schools have to offer.</p>
<p>But based purely on the school, academic, prestige, and everything the school has to offer, what do you have to say?</p>
<p>How is the job outlook upon graduation graduating out of these two programs? Fairly equal?</p>
<p>I've heard that if you go to USC, you'll probably end up working in the SoCal area, while at Cal, you'll end up in NorCal. True?</p>
<p>USC is a private, so if you can afford it, go for it. US News and World Report ranks USC higher than Cal, but IMO Cal is better.
The job outlook upon graduation is fairly equal, they are both top schools and no one will care if you went to USC or Cal, they care about what you do in college - what your talents/skills are, your accomplishments, your grades, and your experiences in research, internships, jobs, career-oriented courses, etc.</p>
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Somewhat true. I know people who went to Cal and is now working in SoCal area, and vice versa. Some employers value diversity more (like they don’t want all Cal kids or all USC kids, they want to hire people from different colleges - so in this case NorCal employers would want SoCal or OOS students more and vice versa).</p>
<p>Definitely, the majority of Marshall grads stay in So Cal. </p>
<p>I suppose I had the choice to choose between Marshall (which I got accepted in USC for) and Haas. I knew I was risking it, coming to Berkeley and hoping and praying that I would get into Haas. I think the programs are both solid, however, I’d like to think that Haas has more prestige especially with its association to Cal. I haven’t started Haas yet, but one drawback with Haas is that you don’t immediately immerse yourself in the business major as a freshman. You have to wait 2 years (if you’re accepted and trying to fulfill your prereqs and breadths) to actually start digging deeper into the major. The 2 links I’ve given you answer your questions.</p>
<p>No, never. My sister actually went to USC for her undergraduate studies. Plus, I live pretty close to USC minus the traffic. Berkeley was the choice for me. I definitely see myself as a Bay Area person and could not imagine engaging socially at USC as much as I do at Cal. Cal pushed me to be more independent. (You’ll hear this a lot.) Going to college far from home does that to you. I just think that Cal’s prestige always wins in academic values.</p>
<p>This all depends on what field of business you want to go to.</p>
<p>Haas is better if you prefer “book smart” business (eg. economics, finance)
Marshall is better if you prefer “street smart” business (eg. entrepreneurship, marketing)</p>
<p>If you attend Marshall, you’ll have access to their fabulous alumni network through which you can score some amazing internships. Even if you’re 40 and somehow find yourself unemployed, you can use this alumni network to immediately land a new job. Haas doesn’t provide such amazing career resources at the undergraduate level.</p>
<p>Wow DougK, I never thought of Haas & Marshall that way. The amazing Trojan Family network at USC definitely pulls me to attend USC a bit more. Of course, that goes well into the years after your graduate.</p>