Most Lucrative Business Majors

College Majors Business Major
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<p>DUDE, if the online application is useless then why do they post it on the site. Trust me, campus recruitment is NOT the only way to land the IB job. <a href="http://www.gs.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.gs.com&lt;/a> would not waste time making an application if they wernt gonna read it. in fact i just filled out an application at the gs site.</p>

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<p>they still need to see where u went to school and a resume with good activites. chances are if u took some bs classes at a community college, you wouldnt be too competitive in the application process. besides, most positions are filled at campus recruiting</p>

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<p>SSJ2, I see no reason to reply to these posts. I have presented my views, you presented your opposite view. I am correct. Making you wrong. Run along now.</p>

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<p>My dad went to UMass-Boston and he got an investment banking job. If that helps any.</p>

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<p>Mahras SSJ is just having fun trolling.</p>

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<p>well.. out of college, people start as analysts.</p>

<p>they get paid 55K starting salary.. and bonuses can be twice that if you department does well..</p>

<p>there is no way that someone straight out of college will make 500-5 mil... that's only when you get to senior vice president/managing director level.</p>

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<p>wait i thought management was a high paying degree..</p>

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<p>My SAT class Math teacher was going into GS as an Equity Derivatives Trader.(Not really positive on the details of the position; Mahras can probably expand) He is graduating from Georgetown with his BS.</p>

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<p>No wonder he is teaching math ;). Derivatives are some tough stuff especially Fixed Income derivatives. Option pricing models, greeks, hedging all the fun stuff :). Good luck to him! And yes Gtown is more than Okay it is highly recruited from.</p>

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<p>thanks that's a relief :) since everyone was advising me to either transfer or change majors!</p>

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<p>Why wouldnt it be recruited from? Its a top notch university in the northeast with a wide alumni base. Recipe of a good recruited college.</p>

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<p>Do I-banking firms recruit from Stanford???!! I know that Stanford doesn't have an undergrad business degree, but neither does Harvard, Yale, etc.</p>

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<p>Yes, ibanking firms recruit from Stanford. Quite often the case is that ibanking firms look for the smartest and most socially adept people they can find that fit their company culture. All ibanking firms have training for recent college grads so majoring finance or business doesn't matter that much. Plus, ibanking firms are biased towards the very prestigious universities, which certainly applies to Stanford.</p>

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<p>Forget I-Banking. Ok what's the 2nd most lucrative business major and job? I'm still contemplating on what to major in, I'm going to be an upper-division level student come Spring '06. Here's my school's list of business concentrations:</p>

<p>Accounting
Finance
Financial Services
Hospitality and Tourism Management
Information Systems
International Business
Management
Marketing
Real Estate</p>

<p>What should I get into? And what shouldn't I get into? Which has highest starting salaries and which has high salaries in the long-run? I'm stuck on Management and don't know what to change to yet. I'll pass on accounting and marketing.</p>

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<p>I'm pretty sure I said this before, but Information Systems on average has the highest starting salary. Take a look:</p>

<p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/03/pf/college/q_hotdiploma/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://money.cnn.com/2002/04/03/pf/college/q_hotdiploma/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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<p>what about becoming a sports agent? how difficult is it to become a top sports agent? how much money do sports agents make on average? Also, in becoming a top sports agent, is it very beneficial to have attended a very prestigious college, would a school in the top 30 do the job? i would imagine a finance major would be the best for that profession, and also maybe a law degree. would a law degree be necessary? thank you</p>

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<p>Thanks for the link harri but that data is 3 years old. Here's a more up to date chart:</p>

<p><a href="http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/15/pf/college/starting_salaries/index.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://money.cnn.com/2005/04/15/pf/college/starting_salaries/index.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Accounting has the highest starting salary in the business field. Then Info. Sci. Then Finance. But seems like most business concentrations starting salaries are gradually increasing annually while info. sci. is decreasing...</p>

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<p>I just have a quick question. I've read about Ibankers making vary large sums of money. But is this only true at the New York firms? What about Chicago? By the way I am going to Princeton this fall. How are the Chicago firms?</p>

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<p>What 'bout advertising?</p>

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<p>which one is better, a 3.7 at U mich ross or a 3.3-3.4 at wharton?</p>