JCU seems to be an interesting uni, being an American-accredited college in Italy, but is it respected by American employers or grad schools (at all)? I don’t see it any rankings, there isn’t any data about salaries or jobs, and I’m starting to question if it is legit (I know it is, but still). I don’t want to be too critical, but is it worth doing a BA in Econ/Finance in Italy at JCU? I’m just wondering whether or not spending 4 years in Italy for a dual degree in Econ/Finance is worth it (I think it is the only American program that combines both fields of study into a single major, other than Bentley Uni, which is a bit expensive). Will I be better of sticking to a straight Econ major, at, per se, Purdue, vs. JCU? Thank you.
PS, I also heard that the International Business program is the only “relatively OK” program at JCU. I’m not too keen on that subject though.
JCU is in another universe from Purdue, or any major flagship you can consider. It’s not well-known at all and I am not sure it has any track record. If you want to study in Italy and in English, there’s Bocconi.
Note that you need to speak both English and Italian well to live and study there. While your classes will be in English, doctors, purchases, any administrative issue, will have to be dealt with in Italian.
So it isn’t worth it? Even if I learn Italian, can I still find a job in the states, and will employers even recognize my degree at all? I sent emails and they said that they don’t participate in rankings and don’t publish internship, job or salary data.
They also state that they have a near unparalleled career service office which can provide me w/ internships/co-ops in some “great” companies.
What about the American University of Paris? Is it the same case with that college too, that it doesn’t have any track record, I’ll have to know French, and employers won’t recognize my degree. If I apply to AUP, I’m going for the Math/CS major.