Good Undergrad Finance/Econ programs?

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<p>Hi, I am an Asian Male living in New Jersey.</p>

<p>I'm hoping to major in econ/finance and looking to apply to some Ivy-Level econ programs.</p>

<p>I really want to go to Columibia and really like the campus.</p>

<p>It has a good location in NYC, but confused as to which school, CC or SEAS, offers the economics major. How good is columbia's econ/finance department?</p>

<p>Some other schools I have been looking at, Northwestern, UChicago, NYU Stern, Duke, Cornell. </p>

<p>I was just wondering about some other schools with good econ/finance undergrads?</p>

<p>Also what would some good safties with good econ undergrads?</p>

<p>thanks</p>

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<p>You seemed to have overlooked an obvious choice: Penn (University of Pennsylvania).</p>

<p>For an undergraduate finance concentrator, Penn's Wharton School is universally ranked #1 in the country, if not the world.</p>

<p>For an economics major, the economics department in Penn's College of Arts and Sciences is ranked among the top 10 in the country.</p>

<p>Plus, if you are interested in a business focus, Wharton couses in other top-rated business departments (management, accounting, marketing, real estate, etc.) would be available for you to take as a student in either the Wharton School or the College of Arts and Sciences.</p>

<p>And of course, Penn is a highly ranked Ivy League university with one of the nicest urban campuses in the country, and offers an excellent social and extracurricular life for its students.</p>

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<p>well I feel that Wharton is just too hard to get into. I don't think I can get in to Wharton.</p>

<p>But I didn't know that Penn had a separate Economics program. I'll take a look into that.</p>

<p>Also again, what are some safeties with good econ/finance programs.</p>

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<p>^ Columbia College ain't exactly easy to get into, either!</p>

<p>Nevertheless, if you felt Wharton was too much of a reach, Penn's College of Arts and Sciences would be a good alternative because, as I said, its economics department is generally ranked in the top 10 (in fact, usually above Columbia's!), and you could still take plenty of Wharton courses as a student in the College.</p>

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<p>You could try Wharton early decision? Chicago is great for econ, but i dont think it focuses much on finance.</p>

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<p>Chicago is a target school for ibanks/consulting firms. You don't necessarily have to do the econ major. There's something called the Math with Specialization in economics, which I think would be perfect for any future finance wannabe.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergrad/concentration.html#econ%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.math.uchicago.edu/undergrad/concentration.html#econ&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>thanks for all the replies!</p>

<p>I'm particularly drawn to Columbia because of its Financial Engineering program. But I haven't narrowed down my major to that yet. But I'm fairly certain I want to econ/finance. </p>

<p>also does anyone know if you're applying to econ/finance in general at columbia, is it CC or SEAS? I know financial engineering is at SEAS.</p>

<p>Also, what are some good safety schools that have good econ programs?</p>