<p>I've read the dozens upon dozens of Man Econ vs Econ threads on this forum. Most of those threads however involve undergrad students with no experience who are their decision</p>
<p>I have been accepted to UCD for Managerial Economics. If I maintain a steady load, I can finish up in 4-5 quarters. I have talked to some people who are making me doubt my decision to stick to Man-Econ and are saying I should go for straight Econ just to get done quicker (3 quarters [can finish before summer '14 and start interning/working by summer/fall next year])since Man-Econ requires a lot of non-econ related courses,and I feel myself slowly leaning towards this given my situation. I am currently interning for a large corporation's company's Marketing team so I know this gives me somewhat an upper-hand in terms of when I enter the job force (will also have an internship lined up here next summer, but no job offer at this point). My question is how much leverage will I have by graduating with Man-Econ versus Econ given my work experience (since I know that plays somewhat a key role)</p>
<p>I am not as much concerned with the kind of classes since I have interest in both applied econ and theoretical, but more-so with where I will go with the degree. I am not 100% sure Marketing is what I want to do, but something along the lines of an analytical position in sales/marketing, or a Bus Analyst? Still not sure about that end goal, but I'd appreciate any help offered!!</p>
<p>In all honesty, employers will not care at all about the difference between those two majors. I HIGHLY doubt that they will even know the difference themselves. The only thing that is important is what you want to take from your degree and what you can put on your resume. </p>
<p>Regular economics is technically geared for students who want to continue studying economics through graduate school, but students rarely take that path anymore. Most of them end up as business analysts, financial analysts, marketing, sales ops, accounting, and etc.</p>
<p>So why do people major in Man Econ? It’s mostly for the curriculum and they want to take classes that they believe will help them in the workforce. Having Man Econ’s accounting classes under your belt can help when you’re applying for a job in that industry. However, this pretty much only applies for jobs in finance/accounting (specialized positions). Companies just want to know that you have an analytical/big-data mindset and a good GPA with a Econ/Man Econ major will demonstrate that.</p>
<p>If you look at the sales/marketing department in most companies, you’ll see people come in with very different backgrounds. I bet you’ll see people with Sociology, Engineering, Psychology, and even English majors work in a typical “analytical” role that most people associate with business majors. So if I were you, I would just pick whichever major you feel you can do better in. Take a look at the required courses and the electives for both majors. Also remember that it is still possible to major in one of those, but still take classes in the other.</p>