<p>Hey guys, I plan on getting a BS in Economics from Texas A&M. I would like to pair a minor with it. As far as general employability and grad school goes, what minor(s) would you guys say are the best to go with an econ major?</p>
<p>I've heard that math and stats are two of the better options. I've also heard that some people choose to minor in finance, accounting, polysci, etc. with it. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>Skip poly sci as it would be completely worthless for job prospects. With a BS in Economics you will be competing against a lot of students with Masters or Phds. The students that face the most difficulty are the ones that received a BA (less emphasis on math and stats).</p>
<p>Your BS Economics degree probably requires that you take a year of Accounting and a year of Finance anyway. You don’t really need more than the basic understanding so I’d skip a minor in these subjects. Extra math and statistics would be useful but also consider something different like Computer Science. You might find that your first job requires programming in SAS. While your school isn’t going to teach you SAS the fact that you have a minor or significant coursework in programming will let employers know that you can learn various programming languages.</p>
<p>Definitely a math or statistics minor.</p>
<p>If not, try minoring in finance or accounting.</p>
<p>Don’t do Poly Sci, it won’t aid your job prospects.</p>
<p>Most people don’t even put their minors on their resume. I can’t imagine it will make even the smallest difference.</p>
<p>A math minor at Texas a&m consists of taking calc 1 and 2, any two sophomore or junior level courses and any senior level course.</p>
<p>This is basically 3 courses beyond what’s already required…
Do you really think taking 3 math electives of your choice is really going to do all that much to improve your resume?</p>
<p>Basically the same applies to every other minor.</p>
<p>That’s a particularly weak math minor. At Virginia Tech a Math minor requires about 12-13 courses. Still, I’d put a Computer Science minor on my resume even if it only required a total of 5-6 courses.</p>
<p>There’s no way a minor requires that many courses. Most majors are around 15-18 courses.</p>
<p>Graduate preparatory mathematics at UVA is around 15 courses, assuming you’ve taken calculus and other lower math like elementary linear algebra. Probably 18 if you include some lower stuff. 12-13 for a minor?</p>