<p>I'm mainly looking for a major that has a lot of entry level jobs and a relatively safe job.</p>
<p>At Northwestern, there isn't an undergrad business so what should i major in?</p>
<p>I'm currently looking at these majors:
Applied Mathematics
Mathematics
Statistics
Industrial Engineering
Civil Engineering</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>I would say that Economics is a pretty strong program at Northwestern, and is pretty related to business. You might want to check it out.</p>
<p>@GamBino, well a problem with Economics is that it deals with more theory than practicality. I think that practicality has more use in the job/real world.
Any more opinions?</p>
<p>Economics is fine but make sure you do lots of internships. Employers first and foremost look for experience and jobs skills (direct not transferable). A plain old economics degree with no experience will leave you up a creek. An economics degree with internship experience will make you competitive.</p>
<p>Definitely economics with some leadership courses, organization involvment, and good internships. You’ll be good as gold with that.</p>
<p>MMSS (Mathematical Methods for Social Sciences).<br>
[Current</a> Recruiters, Current Students, MMSS, Weinberg College of Arts & Sciences, Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/students/recruiters.html]Current”>http://www.mmss.northwestern.edu/students/recruiters.html)
The Kellogg School of Management’s Certificate Program for Undergraduates
[Kellogg</a> School of Management Undergraduate Certificate Programs - Kellogg School of Management - Northwestern University](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/students/jobs.htm]Kellogg”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/certificate/students/jobs.htm)</p>
<p>Sam, the certificate program is only 4 courses though, so I don’t see how that’ll make that much of a difference to recruiters?
I don’t think that I’ll get in to MMSS though, since I haven’t taken AP CAL test yet and I read somewhere that they need a 4 in AP CAL BC or a 5 in AP CAL AB.</p>
<p>The Kellogg certificate program requires pre-reqs in probability, multivariable calculus (preferrably honors), linear algebra, statistics (not intro), econometrics, and intermediate microecon. In addition, managerial analytics program requires a course in optimization. So it actually entails much more than just the 4 core courses. On the other hand, other undergrad business programs require only 1 semester of Calculus and 1 semester of basic business stats as far as quantitative requirements goes. Such disparity suggests that those four core courses are a lot more rigorous and in-depth than typical undergrad business courses. Take a look at the course descrption; it seems that the first course, “Financial Economics” is the same as “Turbo Finance” for MBA students. It combines Finance 1 and Finance 2 into one-quarter course!<br>
[Turbo</a> Finance, Finance Department](<a href=“http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/finance/curriculum/turbofinance.htm]Turbo”>http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/finance/curriculum/turbofinance.htm)</p>