<p>I'm struggling on deciding which major to choose. I like finance a lot, and I wanna choose finance but then I don't know if I'm gonna get multiple opportunities when I graduate in spring 2010 with this recession we're in. With MIS, as far as I understand this major is recession proof or so they say, and even though I don't like it atleast I'll have a job. What would you do?</p>
<p>These are 2 completely different things. It would be an enormous shame not to pursue something you really love. You probably won't be very good at something you don't like.</p>
<p>Basing a decision on the present economy makes no sense. Economies shift quickly. In four years the economy could be booming making the US issue more visas for IT professionals and the market could be flooded with cheap MIS candidates from India and China.</p>
<p>I agree with hmom5 regarding pursuing what you are passionate about. </p>
<p>In terms of opportunities, MIS may present better opportunities in the short term (due to the financial sector hit) but in the long term, I still think Finance will provide you better opportunities overall. LMAO @ MIS being a recession proof major though. The first thing many companies will cut is their technology spending and many of the most sought after MIS jobs are IT consulting positions which tend to take a hit in economic downturns. (not to mention the impacts of a bad economy on small technology startups)</p>
<p>Also, keep in mind that the economy in Texas has not and probably will not be hit as hard as other areas of the nation.</p>
<p>BTW, if I liked both majors equally, and was attending UT, I would pick Finance over MIS. If you like Finance this is a no-brainer.</p>
<p>I did MIS and wish I would've majored in something else. I didn't learn anything, yet got almost a 3.9 in my major. My GPA reflects the depth of our technical studies, lol. Outside of maybe one programming class, most of what you learn is fancy sounding terms you forget an hour after you take the test. I don't think MIS has enough depth to be a certificate program, much less a four year degree. If you like computers and all that, do computer science instead and maybe minor in business. It will get you more street cred, and will go better with an MBA than someone with an undergrad business degree in MIS. Just my opinion though.</p>
<p>^ well, you never actually entered the work force so I'm not sure you know what they should have taught you and what they shouldn't have.</p>
<p>UT has a good MIS program. Avg starting salaries are $58k. The courses look very good, IMO.</p>
<p>^^this is true, im am gainfully unemployed at the moment. take that for what its worth.</p>
<p>I appreciate all of your feedbacks, and I think I'm gonna agree with most of you guys and stick with finance. For more jobs opportunities I'm also gonna minor in accounting. To be honest it's all the USNEWS type websites that I read that led me to consider majoring in MIS, they all label the IT industry as the fastest growing industry for the next few years.</p>
<p>Haoleboy, Judging from your posts I feel that you should be angry at your particular school for not teaching you the necessary tools, versus being angry at the major. It appears to me that you discourage everyone from majoring in MIS because of one experience at one school. I graduated with an MIS degree and we were required to get a 16 credit concentration in CS which is essentially 2 years of programming and includes 2 beginning and 2 advanced classes as well as a Software engineering class. We also learned how to code databases and apply them to businesses, as well as all the finance, econ, accounting, and management that goes along with businesses and of course various other IT topics such as web app development in PHP and Mysql.. Sorry to get off topic, and i mam not trying to be a dick to you Haoleboy, I am simply stating that your anger should be directed to the program at your alma mater not MIS in general.</p>
<p>you will be at an advantage taking finance due to the large % of UT alumni who are currently in finance positions-and UT people love hiring fellow longhorns</p>