<p>pros and cons of each? which is the more difficult major?</p>
<p>bump.........</p>
<p>Econ is the more quantitative and more difficult major (and, in my opinion, far more interesting)
Go for Econ if you're at a target school, otherwise get a finance degree if you're at a non-target if you're sure you want to go into finance, since that'll make you more focused in your job hunt</p>
<p>ucsd doesn't have finance</p>
<p>What about at a school like NYU?</p>
<p>if you go to nyu, you should major in finance at stern.</p>
<p>and i'd have to somewhat disagree with bipolarbear. finance is definitely more difficult, but econ is definitely more interesting to me.</p>
<p>i thought finance had much more math, am i wrong in assuming this?</p>
<p>The amount of math required for an econ degree depends heavily on where you study. Schools like McGill with relatively mediocre econ programs give out econ degrees without even requiring students to take calculus, let alone more advanced mathematics. At MIT and Chicago, on the other hand, you will be doing a lot more math. </p>
<p>The same is true of finance; some progams are heavily mathematical, while others aren't. Of course, this is all at the undergraduate level. At the graduate level both fields can get extremely mathematical.</p>
<p>I would say that the easier one will be the subject that you genuinely find more interesting. A lot of people struggle with both of these subjects. In my experience it's the people with genuine academic interest rather than sheer greed who excel (at university) in economics or finance, since they naturally put in a lot of time becuase they read the relevant material for fun anyway. (Relevant material = proper journals and news sources, not Business Week/WSJ)</p>
<p>I am going to BC, and I am majoring in finance and econ. Do you think that is good enough, or should I major in finance and math?</p>