<p>What do you think are the advantages of either major? disadvantages? I'm thinking about going to law school, but in case I don't will a public policy degree ( got in...) be a marketable degree to help me get a decent job? what kind of jobs will a public policy degree exclude me from that an econ degree wouldn't? please, anyone with knowledge please extrapolate.</p>
<p>The new public policy program sounds like it will be solid. It's a very broad degree that's based on many different areas of social science. You'll be covering economics, political science, sociology, etc. all in one.</p>
<p>I don't think public policy, however, will open more doors than economics. At best, they are equal, but economics has one big advantage: quantitative learning. Public policy, while it uses some math and stats, does not take it to the level of econ.</p>
<p>Also note that econ majors get some of the highest LSAT scores.</p>
<p>Also, I know this isn't Ann Arbor, but take a look at the careers and graduate school paths of Econ majors at UPenn:</p>