<p>I would like to pursue a career in business, and for my undergraduate education I am thinking about majoring in Economics. I love the discipline, and have read Freakonomics, Smith, Marshall, and Keynes. I guess my question would be, what is the difference between certain economics programs and what kind will I find more useful for a career in business. At the moment I am thinking about and entry level job in management/strategy consulting and in the future, executive roles in large corporations. I know my interests can and most likely will change before I graduate college, so I am open to most careers except probably investment banking. So that being said what are the main differences between ba economics, bs economics, economics with liberal arts emphasis, managerial economics, and financial economics? Will they prepare me differently for a career in business and which would you recommend with what I previously mentioned as career interests? Also, I don't know if this makes any difference at all, but is there a difference between Economics departments in the college of arts and sciences and economics departments in the college of business? If so what and does it have any impact on recruitment? From what I have heard, recruitment sessions posted on campus for business majors only include economics majors. Is that statement true.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your help, answer whatever you can. I just want some different perspectives on the topic.</p>
<p>Every Economics program I've researched has required students to take an upper level Macroeconomics and Microeconomics class. Many also require the student to take a Economics Statistics class, too. </p>
<p>In general, you're usually going to be required to take anywhere from as little as 3 (specifically at UT) to as many as 7, 8, or maybe even 9 mandatory economics classes. After the mandatory economics classes, you are given the option to choose your standard economic elective classes, like Economics of Crime, Economics of Sports, Public Policy Economics, etc... </p>
<p>Although most schools only offer a BA in Economics, I know that Wisconsin offers both a BA and BS, with the BS being much more math intensive.
If I had to choose between the two, I'd try to get the BS.</p>
<p>"So that being said what are the main differences between ba economics, bs economics, economics with liberal arts emphasis, managerial economics, and financial economics? "
A BA in economics will likely require fewer courses in Mathematics and Statistics than a BS in economics. The BS will likely do a better job of preparing you to do quantitative analysis (although the difference is likely subtle). Financial Economics will be likely focus on "applied" economics with a few more business classes. That would mostly be true for any Econ major done through a business school. A liberal arts focus may allow you to explore some of the other social sciences along with your economics major.<br>
"Will they prepare me differently for a career in business and which would you recommend with what I previously mentioned as career interests?" "
If you're set on business, you probably want to find an economics program that is done through the school of business. Therefore, you would have more career related opportunities that a college of business offers. Obviously if you're considering some of the top schools that do not have business schools you should disregard that.</p>
<p>I have pretty much the same question of wolfe. I have been accepted to the college of business adm at Marquette University and I really like the program for Business Econ they offer. I've also got into Brandeis University, but to the CAS. I know that according to rankings Brandeis would rank top but I don't know how it would be if you just considered the econ or business program in those schools. i've also applied to Colgate, BU, Denison, and Villanova. would anybody please tell me how would you rank these schools in terms of strenght of their econ programs and what would be better if i wanted to pursue a career in business like wolf?</p>