Hello, I’m interested in pursuing IR and working for overseas companies, and I’ve been largely set on getting Econ/IR double major, if such an opportunity is given. Recently, I started to find out about all these extra majors that sort of combine the two fields into one, or present themselves as concentrations within majors. I’ve been set on doing Econ/IR, since I believe Economics would be a great major to fall back on if my IR dreams don’t come true, but for instances where degrees like International Political Economy are concerned, on an undergraduate level, would I have the same flexibility to use that for its Econ part in foreign-based Econ fields? Since in highly-ranked undergrad programs, like SFS, I can only get one major and concentrate my studies in IPE, I wouldn’t want to realize that by studying that, I will have to pursue grad school with little advantage for jobs on B.A level. Please advice in regards to actual usefulness of IPE major, other than a great entryway into IR grad school.
If you’re deadset on going to grad school for IR after college, go with IPE
If you want to work in any economics fields (including finance although some companies prefer accounting or finance degrees!) or IR fields after college/grad school go with a double major if you have time
Either degree choice is fine, just know that with IPE you may be better suited for international business; be sure that whatever field you want to work in, you emphasize relevant coursework