Questions about NYU CAS Economics

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<p>I had some questions about NYU CAS Economics…</p>

<li><p>How good is the economics major at CAS compared to the finance major at Stern in terms of job placement?</p></li>
<li><p>How is a CAS economics major viewed upon by recruiting companies in comparison to a finance major at Stern?</p></li>
<li><p>What is the difference (curriculum-wise) between CAS economics and Stern economics?</p></li>
<li><p>How good is job placement for CAS economics majors compared to Stern economics majors?</p></li>
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<p>I’d also like to see some people’s answers to these questions.</p>

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<p>Hi, I’m an Economics and NeuroScience double major at NYU. </p>

<p>To answer your question about jobs, more students from NYU Stern choose to go into Finance, in fact a huge percentage go into Finance, so naturally their job placement will be higher. Those studying CAS-Economics are less likely to go into Finance or even Business at all - for example, I’m pre-Law as are many Econ students, more of us will end up in other fields, like Government, or working as Economists for the public/private sector rather than Finance. So naturally the job placement in the Finance field will not be as high in CAS, but that’s simply because fewer CAS students are pursuing Finance to begin with.</p>

<p>I can’t find specific statistics related to major, and doubt they exist. Rest assured NYU’s Economics Dept is one of the best of the country, probably top 20 or so, the Econ dept as well as Math here is very strong. CAS Econ and Stern Econ also share professors, students often take classes in both schools. </p>

<p>It sounds like you’re more into studying Business/Finance than Econ. Well, Econ is a Liberal Arts major. In CAS you’ll have to do all the Liberal Arts MAP requirements, and you study Econ from a Liberal Arts point of view - not as pre-professional major like in Stern. The major is pretty flexible, you can be more Policy or Govt oriented if you’re into that, you can make it very difficult by taking advanced mathematical classes which will involve more advanced calc/stats/econometrics, you can study Game theory, etc. Of course you can also take classes in Stern, but overall, it’s a Liberal Arts major, not pre-professional. </p>

<p>Now, Stern is basically entirely pre-professional. My boyfriend’s in Stern (not for Econ) and he’s taking classes related directly to Finance and the Business world. Also, while Business is usually the “easy” major in most colleges, at Stern it’s difficult, it’s not the “easy A” type of curriculum many B-majors have.</p>

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<p>On NYU’s Economics Department website, it says that “International Economics” is run jointly with Stern. What does this mean?</p>

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<p>What?</p>

<p>It’s probably because a lot of Stern students take the CAS course. There are a few courses from the CAS econ department that the Stern students are required to take. That’s probably it.</p>

<p>Basically molly answered most of your questions, so I don’t have much to add. But if you want some preprofessional exposure, pick up a prebusiness minor. About half courses are required for the econ major anyways, and the other half is Stern classes. BTW a lot of economists end up not working as “economists” at all.</p>

<p>Just for the record: econ major, law and society/prebusiness minor. Headed to law school.</p>

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<p>I am currently considering the choice between a CAS economic program vs. a Stern School program and would like to know if anyone has any new comments. I believe that I can be admitted into CAS while I may not make the cut into Stern. The question of value of a CAS economic degree is an important question for me and would appreciate any updates that any of you may have.</p>

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<p>stern is a horrble place filled with nameless faceless asians who crush you with their ti89’s and then leave your naked on the floor</p>

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<p>cas is fun and cherry picked by sternies looking for easy econ classes filled with grade curve fodder</p>

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<p>Everything that molly4190 said is spot-on. </p>

<p>I’ll add my bit though and will try to be as objective as possible:</p>

<p>Stern is a little bit more selective than CAS, but CAS is not easy to get into by any means. Both programs are filled with very bright students.</p>

<p>The value of Stern degree is, in most cases, noticeably higher in the financial sector but elsewhere the values of a Stern degree and CAS degree are about equal. </p>

<p>Stern is highly pre-professional and in many respects more of a tight-knit and spirited community than CAS. However, Stern has been described as cutthroat while CAS econ is relatively laid-back, but still difficult. Stern has some advantages in terms of networking, but most OCR (on campus recruiting) events are open to all NYU students. Some OCR programs are specifically designated for liberal arts students.</p>

<p>Stern is, on average, considered more difficult academically but this to a degree due to its infamous grade distribution curve. I think a lot of it depends on major; the vast majority of Stern is majoring in finance which makes it much more difficult to do well in that than say, in marketing or management. I’m not 100% sure where Stern Econ fits into this but I think it’s usually considered a secondary major there.</p>

<p>Difficulty of a CAS econ major varies greatly since there is a very broad selection of classes you can take; it is what you make of it. For example, you can go the “easy” route and take more policy-based courses or you can opt to take those which require higher level calc / linear algebra like econometrics, game theory, advanced micro etc. etc. However, on average, a CAS Econ major is probably a nudge easier than Stern Econ / Finance.</p>

<p>Both are fine schools. If you know you want to be in business, shoot for Stern. If you’re still weighing your options, I’d advise being in CAS.</p>

<p>Source: CAS Econ major.</p>

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<p>So I take it that if I am in CAS and would like to get a feel for the finance aspect of Econ that I could tailor the course selection and electives to do this? I am leaning toward a broader view of CAS but would like the option to get some additional finance exposure.</p>