<p>I am currently a comp sci/ business dual major (through th engineering school) and plan to go into business (finance, real estate, etc.) after college. I was wondering which would look better to a business employer or MBA program, a 3.4 (or so) overall gpa in comp sci/business or a 3.6(or so) in strictly business.</p>
<p>More than 30% of MBA student body is made up by engineers.</p>
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<p>Really? From my MBA student friends, I'm not sure the number's that high, but I'd be interested to see where your data's coming from...</p>
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<p>I can't find an exact source, but I can show you some statistics from respectable business schools:</p>
<p>Haas:
Selected Undergraduate Majors<br>
Engineering<br>
26%
Business<br>
22%
Economics<br>
19%
Social Sciences<br>
10%
Computer Sciences<br>
8%
Humanities<br>
6%
Natural Sciences 5%
Other<br>
4%</p>
<p>Full-time</a> MBA Program : Haas School</p>
<p>Harvard:
Humanities and Social Sciences 36%
Engineering and Natural Sciences 34%
Business Administration 25%
Other 5%
Class</a> Profile - Harvard Business School MBA Program</p>
<p>Not quite 30%, but it edges out business administration degrees slightly (i'd guess harvard's humanities and social sciences category is big because it includes majors like economics, operations research, and management science.</p>
<p>Hunh. Yeah, I'd have thought for sure that business majors and econ majors and the like would've made up a larger percentage than engineers.</p>
<p>Interesting to know!</p>
<p>I wonder how well engineers do in an MBA program? Better than undergrad business or econ majors?</p>
<p>Does this mean that business schools may be slightly more lenient with the GPA for Engineering majors?</p>
<p>What I was wondering was whether the problem-solving skills of engineers transferred over to the business realm, even if the engineers were not well versed in econ, business, etc.</p>
<p>Can someone compare and contrast a undergraduate dual degree program of engineering and management/business versus a undergraduate engineering degree and then a MBA after two years of work</p>
<p>The pros and cons should be investigated in terms of jobs (what kind) and salaries and work load. With a dual degree of that kind, will you definitely end up in a bank sort of job or a highly paid engineering job.
Moreover, with the use of credits, I know you can shorten a BS undergraduate program to 3 years. Is it possible to finish a dual degree in 4 years?</p>
<p>yea, my major is designed by the business school and engineering school so that you can graduate in four years.</p>
<p>Graduate in 4 years :O with businesss and engineering?
What field in business and what field in engineering?
Or is it general business like business administration</p>
<p>its busi. admin. The school cuts out a few of the really general classes in the majors so that you can finish in four years</p>
<p>^That sounds like the CS/Business major for USC.</p>
<p>^Correct, thats my major</p>
<p>Hey busiman, dats cool. Can you tell me how a dual degree like that can help in the long run, I mean with jobs and stuffs. Do you end up with a bank sort of job with a higher salary, or a higher-paying engineering job?</p>
<p>I think the best thing about my major (my opinion backed with some research and things others have told me) is that it allows to you to go into either business or engineering right out of college. Additionally, having a background in engineering (especially something like comp sci that develops strong problem-solving and quantitative skills) is great for those banking/financial business positions that do tend to pay a lot more than a regular business-related job. As far as higher paying engineering jobs, most engineers already start off getting higher paying jobs compared to other majors.</p>
<p>If I were to decide between UT/Austin and CMU, pursuing a double-major in Engg & Business, which is better? This is from a recruiter's point of view. I heard CMU being a private college has a better name.. Hence, top Wall-street companies prefer that to UT/Austin. Is that true? Any comments from either UT/Austin or CMU grads? Thanks.</p>
<p>I'm choosing between gatech and CMU for engineering and from what I've heard...there is no difference in the name....the job placement should be the same if you do well in each university.</p>