LAC Economics vs Wharton Business

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A business school will give you a more rounded business education. You’ll (likely) study things like Econ, Finance, Marketing, Operations, Accounting, Org Behavior, IT Mgmt, Business Law, and International Business. These are things that would help you start your own business or manage someone else’s. There is a lot of breadth to a BBA.

As has been stated, Econ is a liberal art – there is less real-world prep, but you’ll be able to use the lessons to make informed decisions. But unless the school offers electives in Finance, Acctg, Mktg, etc., you won’t get the same breadth. You’ll just know Econ extremely well.

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A business degree is a vocational degree (bba or mba). You’ll learn practical skills, like accounting. It is not a “life of the mind” education. It really depends on what you want.

If you want both, get an undergraduate degree in something that interests you and then get an mba. It’s two more years of school and a lot more money.

If you choose econ, it’s likely you’ll get plenty of (more, as in poli sci, history, literatire, stem) breadth, but fewer tools in your business toolbox.

But fundamentally, these are two different experiences. It’s kind of like asking if you want to study biology or be a nurse…