I understand that U Mich is known for Ross school of business, but is LSA prestigious as well?
Of course it is. The University is not oly known for Ross. It is known for all of its academic programs, including Engineering, the Social Sciences, the Humanities, Business, Music, Architecture, Nursing, Public Affairs etc…, all of which are ranked among the top 10 nationally.
LSA is home to departments such as Chemistry, Computer Science, Economics, History, Mathematics, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology etc…, all of which are ranked among the top 10 nationally as well. LSA undergraduate alumni have gone on to win Nobel Prizes in Chemistry, Economics, Medicine and Physics, as well as Fields Medals. Hundreds of LSA alums enroll in elite graduate programs every year. The University of Michigan is, first and foremost, known as an intellectual center. Professional programs are also excellent though.
Absolutely. These departments are among the finest in the country.
Only 3 departments I’ve had direct interaction with are Chemistry, MCDB (essentially Biology) and Anthropology.
Chemistry and Anthropology are top notch. Professors are great and some are making names for themselves within their field outside of UM. (Chemistry: Brian Coppola, Melanie Sanford, John Wolfe, etc.) (Anthropology: Milford Wolpoff, John Mitani, etc.)
MCDB is kind of meh, but hopefully after taking some upper level MCDB classes my perception will change.
If you don’t want to do any thing past a Bachelors degree, the following majors are the best:
Computer Science/Data Science (both are actually home to COE, but you can declare as LSA)
Financial/Actuarial Math
Statistics
Physics
If you are okay with having a career in Human Resource, then Communications,Psych, or Org Studies is fine too.
As for everything else, good luck. You’ll probably need at least a graduate degree.
I’ll need to respectfully disagree. It is completely possible for LSA undergrads to go into careers like consulting and investment banking if they are proactive enough, without having a major the shortlist you made above.
@ForeverAlone, you don’t know what you are talking about.
Personally, I know quite a few Psych/BCN, Comm, International Studies, Environmental studies majors. They either work in HR, Sales Associate, Business Analyst, Social Media Coordinator, secretary, executive assistant. Most of them work at small companies. I also know an Econ major who works at a top boutique. I didn’t say it was impossible to go into IB or consulting, it is though harder. Why would anyone willingly choose LSA for IB/Consulting over Ross?
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I at least know more than you do, since you’re saying nothing. Your biggest accomplishment in life is probably 22,000 posts on the website.
In terms of opportunities available and long-term, that list is the best for bachelors only. I never said the rest of them would be unemployed.
https://www.lsa.umich.edu/students/academicsrequirements/majorsminors
Show me 3 majors among that list which is better than my list above based on undergraduate alone.
Well… @intparent ?
Econ is the closest other major.
What about any others?
Before you insult me any more, I happen to be a very successful Ross graduate who worked at a top consulting firm for many years, and now have my own successful consulting practice. You might note that the OP did not ask about IB or consulting; there are many routes to success in life besides those two areas, although that is often hard for callow prestige hounds to recognize. Right off the top of my head, I can think of a Japanese major, a math major, a chem major, and a political science major who have all done extremely well financially after LS&A without getting an advanced degree. And I knew a bio major at the consulting firm, and a musical theater major with significant responsibility in an IB tax department I worked with recently.
Also, your view is very short sighted. Employees who start in sales or business analyst positions or a myriad of other intro level jobs can work their way up in a company to a very high level. And sometimes small companies can be very profitable places to work, or can grow very large. I have seen many people work their way up over the years (and, gasp, some of them didn’t even attend their state flagship). You are a snob.
OP, listen to Alexandre.
LSA majors face similar difficulties finding jobs as do Arts and Science majors at most other top universities. Ross is in a league of its own, almost comparable to Wharton (over 90% placement in a job of choice), but not everybody wants to follow that path. Many would rather pursue a traditional liberal arts education, which Michigan excels at, and then pursue a career organically. Either way, a Michigan degree will open doors.