<p>Alright, I'm really split between business and engineering. The idea of business seems much more interesting to me personally, but I'm not going to go to a prestigious college. I know that if I were to go to an ivy league type of school I could do economics undergraduate or something and then get my MBA and it'll be all good. But I don't expect to get into an ivy, and if so, it would be something like Brown. However, people are telling me that I can do engineering undergraduate and still get my MBA and go into a business position with a fallback on engineering? I'm really confused, ultimately I want to get into business. Something in the area of management consulting, finance, anything like that. Let's keep in mind I like math!</p>
<p>I just need some direction as to how to get to a business position in the finance/management field for like a mid 100K salary range.</p>
<p>A lot of engineers end up working in analyst or even marketing positions. When you get your MBA you can do more business-related work as well. Keep in mind no starting salary will be 100K, but both engineers and finance-related jobs can make that much midway through their careers.</p>
<p>Try industrial or financial engineering. If your school does not offer a degree in that, pursue any engineering that you enjoy and later try to work up the ladder to business positions.</p>
<p>It is very possible to get a business degree and eventually become management, it is just that quite more people get business degrees than engineering. As you said, going to an Ivy or tier one school really opens doors no matter what degree you get, assuming your grades are good. So if you do get into Brown, go into economics all the way.</p>
<p>If the school you are attending is a state school or the like, I do recommend engineering. A finance or accounting degree is always useful if you want to break into business right away (it is quite competitive for undergraduates, though). Plus, some state schools have very reputable business programs. The best way to get into business from a non target school is a high GPA.</p>
<p>The less competitive way would be engineering and then going from there in my opinion, though, because an engineering job after undergraduate would be favorable work experience for an MBA. </p>
<p>Really, though, you can major in anything and achieve what you want as long as you get good grades. I mean, a high college GPA in even a liberal arts degree from a middle-tiered school can achieve greatness. It is up to the person to expand on their career. The school you go to, as well as degree, merely work as tools to get your foot in the door, and sometimes brand names, not indicators of future wealth.</p>