<p>I'm interested in all these majors, but I can't choose one. As well, I'm interested in working in field of business and government. Does one have a greater benefit over the other in the job market?</p>
<p>It really depends on where you’re doing your undergrad. Do you know yet? If not, look at schools that are strong in Econ, Poli Sci/Econ, IR, etc. You need to remember that in more ways than one, the distinction between these majors is simply that they have different names. There are distinct differences between international economics and political economy, but those differences are usually defined by the school that offers them. But as a general rule of thumb, all those are fine majors for your intended career path. For now, look at schools that are strong in these departments (Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service and most Ivy League schools come to mind), and if/when you do end up going to one of these schools, you will realize that most don’t offer all three majors. For instance, the only “concentrations” close to what you would want to study at Harvard are Government and Economics. </p>
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<p>I was going to go to a community college first and then transfer because if you see my other threads I posted, I really have no chance into getting into any Ivies or Georgetown haha</p>
<p>They’re all close enough that you’d be taking most of the same classes as the other one. For instance, a political science major takes IR and econ classes. Economics is the ‘sexy’ pick out of those and may get you more looks with an analytical job or doing finance, but any job that looks for one of those would accept if you had another. If you want to do IR though, get an IR degree, the same for economics. If you know you want to go fiance, do econ. But you won’t go wrong picking any of those.</p>
<p>These majors are not all the same.
If you want to go into business, economics would be best. You could also do an economics degree in many business schools, which will add basic coursework in the major subfields of business.
If you want to do certain areas of policy, political economy or international econ might do, but a straight econ degree is more likely to give you stronger background in economic theory and the analytic tools of economics. Economics tends to be more math oriented but you needn’t go far into additional math courses unless you want to go into an economics grad program. </p>
<p>You also might consider ag/resource economics programs in landgrant colleges of ag. These programs usually require basic business courses, too, and entry might be somewhat easier than entry into some business schools. This might be a good option if you have an interest in ag & food economics and policy, environmental and resource economics and policy, land economics, and international and development economics. Another option is consumer econ in colleges of human ecology/family & consumer sciences. /this might be an option if you have an interest in consumer econ and policy, housing, and financial planning, though you may need to supplement with other business and econ coursework.</p>