<p>I wanted to major in Economics, does it matter where you get your undergrad Economics degree from if you don't plan on going to grad school? If so, would a B.A. in Economics from San Diego State University or a B.S.B.A. in Business Economics from the University of Arizona be better? I want to work for a company like Google, Microsoft, or Apple.</p>
<p>I heard from many that your undergrad degree really does not matter, there are many people at great grad schools who may have gone to lesser known undergrad schools. I suggest you just make sure you work hard during your years of college and maintain a high GPA.</p>
<p>I am also looking to pursue a degree in econ next year so good luck to you! :)</p>
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I doubt they hire many if any PhD’s in Econ. You’d have a much better chance if you got an MBA. Which circles back to the answer to your original question. </p>
<p>If you want an MBA, then a prestigious undergrad can give you a boost because top MBA programs expect you to have 2-5 years of good experience after college before starting your MBA so the things they teach make sense. And to get that good job it helps to go to a college where respected employers recruit. It isn’t the <em>only</em> path, to be sure (and which someone will probably be quick to point out), but its nice to attend a school where the consulting firms and so on regularly recruit and hire.</p>
<p>If you want a PhD then the school is less important than how well you get to know a few profs so they can both guide you and give you a strong letter of rec. With the glut of PhD’s there are grads from the best programs teaching at pretty average schools, so you can get a connection to a top program almost anywhere.</p>