<p>I'm going to UT Austin next semester and I'm currently in Economics. I'm trying to transfer into Finance, but I've always been fascinated by computer related jobs. I also would love to ge into business too! I could just do both, but it would take FOREVER to graduate. I could minor in one, but I still don't know which to major in. I'll be a sophmore, so I have time left but I don't want to stay in school for more than 4 years. I'm hesitant to choose CS mostly because I feel it would be extremely hard for a guy who is only average at math. I'm not a math whiz like some of these other guys in it who are international. Also, if I make the choice to go into CS and I can't do it, there's no going back because I can't transfer to business junior year. School policy. </p>
<p>Which would you pick? I wanna do both!!! These are both top ten programs in the country. I just want to pick the one that will give me a better life. Not money wise, but one with the cool, awesome, I never wanna leave the office career. And I want to be able to find a job when I graduate.</p>
<p>Also if I major in business, I'll try for my CPA/MPA.</p>
<p>There’s a major for people like you called information systems… Basically computer systems development for finance & management. Or more commonly, what people who can’t decide between CS and biz end up majoring in.</p>
<p>It was surveyed as the highest earning business concentration at calpoly, and the only business concentration rivaling engineering grad salaries.
Don’t spread the word too much though. Seriously. Keep it tight & secret.</p>
<p>Assuming you haven’t done any programming, you should probably take an intro to CS sort of class before you do anything drastic, like changing majors. :P</p>
<p>I second taking classes in both before making any life-altering selections. Also you CAN do both. The most powerful people I know did dual majors, and the price for getting a second degree at the undergrad level is MUCH cheaper than getting a grad degree later on. Particularly at a good public state school. The work world will wait. You have the interest in both - suggest you pursue both and see where life takes you.</p>
<p>I took Computer Science in high school, but it was a joke. I’ll try to take it Spring semester, and I’ll definitely look into that thing… -wink-</p>
<p>If you really like Finance, that absolutely has better long-term career opportunity than internal information technology. So if that interests you, I would major in Finance and minor in Computer Science (focusing on the less theoretical, more practical courses, like programming).</p>
<p>Now if you want a “serious” technology career, which can potentially match a strong financial services career, major in Computer Science if you can keep a 3.0 overall & major GPA at minimum, and also not be miserable in college. MIS majors focus on internal information technology (developing and supporting a company’s IT infrastructure), whereas Computer Science majors are far more diverse and capable of working in more prominent roles in technology companies.</p>
<p>However, McCombs is a prestigious school with a prestigious MIS department. Even if you major in MIS, you will still find decent opportunities along as you gain a high GPA and/or internships while in college.</p>
<p>I second looking into information systems - I took courses in economics, management, accounting, finance, etc… along with programming, databases, networking, etc. It meshes well together.</p>