Economics or Management?

College Majors Business Major
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<p>hey,</p>

<p>(I live in Switzerland and go to a Swiss university)</p>

<p>I've come to a point in time where I have to chose if I wanna do a bachelor in economics or management. I'm gonna enter my 2nd year at uni this fall and that is when I have to decide. The 1st year was the same for all students, whether you studied econ or manag.</p>

<p>I signed up for economics but I'm still not sure. I enjoy economics a bit more than management stuff, I like things like macroeconomics,... about 70 per cent of the class is taking management as a bachelor next year, makes me wonder if it's because it's easier...or because there's more demand for people with that degree.</p>

<p>Do you have any pros and cons of each bachelor? </p>

<p>Concerning the management bachelor, one thing is certain, I don't wanna end up working in an office, 5 days a week, 9am-5pm, sitting on my butt all day. I enjoy the part in class where they talk about international corporations, their products, etc....but being in an office all day, giving orders left, right and center and coming home at 6pm would be a nightmare for me. That's my biggest fear. I know that this area of study (business in general) is perhaps the area where you gotta sit in front of a screen the most...but I don't want to... </p>

<p>as for economics, I like it a bit more but all the math and all scares me a little...</p>

<p>I've very interested in sports and somewhat in law, could economics be favorable then? after I get my bachelor, I'd really like to come to the US and do my master, OR I could go to law school, dunno. But my main passion is sports (hockey)</p>

<p>p.s. while I'm going at uni, I'm also trying to become a pro hockey player, don't know if this could play a role in my decision but I think you should know.</p>

<p>thanks a lot in advance for your help people. I'm a bit lost. Any help is more than welcome.</p>

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<p>Seeing how this is a US forum our opinions on Swiss education really doesn’t hold any weight. You should talk to advisors at your own school.</p>

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<p>yeah I should probably do that. But in general, what can I expect with an economics degree or a management degree?</p>

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<p>Grüezi ;)</p>

<p>Hello together,</p>

<p>I’m a Swiss starting my studies in the States the following August. I am also interested in this Question.</p>

<p>Career prospect wise, what are the differences with an econ or a business degree?</p>

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<p>Depends on what type of Economics degree you get. You can a lot with a Business Economic degree and you can also do a lot with a non Business Economic degree. Government is the prime position for many economist. Personally I rather go into consulting, trading, or finance.</p>

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<p>The answer is simple. If top 25 ranked (usnews) university, do economics. If not, do business.</p>

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<p>You clearly don’t know what you want out of life if you aren’t capitalizing improper nouns on the internet.</p>

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<p>It’s not among the top 25 universities, it’s not even the top swiss one but it’s pretty good.</p>

<p>The bachelor itself is either economics or management. Once you get your bachelor, you can specialize by doing a master in something more precise.</p>

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<p>go with econ, those ranking they mentioned dont affect you.(they sre US)</p>

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<p>Why econ? could a few reasons why you’d pick econ?</p>

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<p>I apologize. I need to slow down when reading. I thought he was a Swiss student going to the US. </p>

<p>I would do economics because the way economics trains you to think is the reason why economics majors historically have higher salaries than business majors. Economics trains you how to understand human behavior as it relates to the real world and that is invaluable in any career. Understanding how people respond to incentives, the opportunity costs of major life decisions, and the fundamentals of why businesses make the decisions they do is going to set you up for success your entire life.</p>

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<p>A student with a Economics degree should have attained the following skills: ability to recognize economic movements and patterns, critical thinking skills, data acquisition, data analysis, technical skills, and writing and reporting skills.</p>

<p>A BA or BS in a LAS or Business route will suffice.</p>

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<p>^^^ Are you trying to say a liberal arts or a business degree will provide the same skills and benefits that an economics degree will? I guess that would be true if you just coasted through your education and didn’t pay too close attention. A standard liberal arts education and an economics education are two very, very different things.</p>

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<p>Most schools offer economics in one of the following schools/colleges LAS or Business. If you are a BA in Economics you will most likely but not all the time be in a LAS school. If you are a BS in Economics you will most likely be in a Business school. Do you understand what I meant now? I thought it was pretty clear.</p>

<p>For example my Economics degree is a BSc that is in the College of Commerce at my University I graduated from. My friend received a BA in Economics at the same University in the College of LAS.</p>

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<p>koh19,</p>

<p>Do what I did, call UBS and Credit Suisse and ask them. For MOST jobs, it doesn’t matter if you have a business or econ degree.</p>

<p>HOWEVER, Econ = more statistics, analysis, very theoretical. Business = More hands on, Consulting, Finance, IB in the classical ‘business’ sense.</p>

<p>An UBS HR told me that for 80% of the jobs, it doesn’t matter if you have a Business or Econ degree.</p>

<p>Hope this helps.</p>