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<p>Accountancy
Computer information systems
economics
electronic business design
finance
human resource management
integrated supply matrix management
management
marketing</p>
<p>This has been done numerous times. If this is your criteria for picking a business major, I feel sorry for you.</p>
<p>if this isn’t your criteria i feel sorry for you</p>
<p>You are a tool.</p>
<p>Take a look at yourself sally</p>
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<p>If your university offers all of these majors, I wouldn’t major in anything but these two.</p>
<p>Yes they offer both!</p>
<p>I would probably prefer finance</p>
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<p>really? How is finance the better paying major and not accounting? I would have thought that for most people who can’t get the really good finance jobs (like banking, consulting, etc.) that accounting would pay off better. What does finance offer that accounting doesn’t?</p>
<p>-Consulting isn’t a finance job.</p>
<p>-A financial analyst makes about the same as an accountant, starting.</p>
<p>-There are good finance jobs out there that aren’t just in banking, etc. JUST LOOK AROUND.</p>
<p>-I would put management information systems up there on the list too. If you really know your stuff, you can make really good money before you turn 30.</p>
<p>Why do you still think so many people major in finance still? Jobs requiring finance degrees are everywhere. </p>
<p>Do you think high paying finance jobs are just located in NYC, and several other big cities in the country?</p>
<p>Don’t help this idiot.</p>
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<p>Agree. Unless you’re in line for an ibanking/PE job, finance doesn’t necessarily get you higher pay than other business majors.</p>
<p>I work at a SUNY w/ a professional accounting major. 3 of the 4 big accounting firms recruit and hire at/from our school. My D attends a top school (target) and has interned at top BB. This summer ('09) she was FO at a top BB.</p>
<p>Our SUNY accounting students offered jobs are offered good, high paying jobs for 1st year out of college jobs. ($55000-60000). My D was offered more, plus a signing bonus (5 figures) and has a potential for a bonus at year end.</p>
<p>After a few years I think my D has the potential to earn much more than the accountant. Perhaps the accountant will work under much less stress?</p>
<p>Location also plays a big part in how much your starting salary will be. Of course, NYC/San Francisco job salaries will be higher.</p>
<p>professional accounting major?</p>
<p>Morrismm, yes, your daughter will make multiples of what most accountants do, but less than 1% of all college grads would have a shot at her job. But as you point out, an accounting major at a mid tier school has all sorts of opportunities.</p>
<p>I don’t see anything wrong with the OPs criteria for selecting a major; I think it is common sense to consider the job prospects and earning potential of a major before investing years of money, time and effort into it. </p>
<p>The demand for chartered/certified accountants is very strong right now and will likely remain so for a long time. It will also be much easier to find an entry level job as an accountant than as a financial guy, simply because much more businesses need accounting services as opposed to financial analyst services. </p>
<p>However, once you get your foot in the door as a financial analyst and if you make the right moves, I think you can earn quite a bit of money, perhaps more than your average accountant. But it will take dedication and hard work.</p>
<p>Ultimately, I think both majors offer lucrative prospects if you’re willing to work hard.</p>
<p>If you are not enthusiastic about it, you will not work as hard. Therefore you will not get to where you want to be.</p>
<p>So “Interests” should always remain the #1 criteria.</p>
<p>Enough said.</p>
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<p>OK, first off, don’t take this as me arguing with you, because that’s not my intention. I’m just trying to get some info from you.</p>
<p>You say that financial analysts earn the same as accountants, but how much does their salary rise from there? I’ve heard that they basically reach a ceiling of 100k even after getting an MBA, while accountants can continue to rise through that “glass ceiling”. Btw, I’m not talking about corporate finance people, not i-bankers. But what other careers are you talking about in finance that you think are comparable to accounting?</p>
<p>Also, what are typical MIS graduates job titles? What kind of career path do they typically have? I’ve heard that MIS is notorious for starting high and then getting capped off really quickly as well.</p>
<p>I’m wondering about MIS as well. If someone who knows what they’re talking about, could chime in, I would really appreciate it. My main worry is a good job placement rate.</p>