<p>I asked this within a chance thread, but hopefully this will get more attention.</p>
<p>It seems that many people would be interested in combining a science major (biology, chemistry, physics) with a business major. Because of strict requirements in many curricula, where would such a combination be possible?</p>
<p>So far I know of:
WUSTL
MIT
Cornell
Penn
Tulane</p>
<p>At Hopkins, I know it’s encouraged to get a business minor at least with sciences. Also, the new Carey Business School which will soon offer undergrad business degrees will be focused in part on implementing the sciences into business and looking at bio-tech firms, etc.</p>
<p>At Berkeley, it is possible but difficult, probably necessitating extensive AP credits.</p>
<p>Bouble majoring in Business and a Science is not that difficult. It would probably take an extra semeseter or two, but it can be done with relative ease. Business and Engineering is much harder and takes over 5 years at most universities.</p>
<p>Cornell’s buisness program is located in the life sciences college making it an ideal place to double major in science and business, prefect fit!</p>
<p>Only if the science you’re talking about is a life science. Cornell is not great for people who want to do physics/chemistry + business.</p>
<p>?! Cornell is great in physics and chemistry. You’re right the college of life science doesn’t house physics or chem but it does offer a biology degree like the OP was talking about</p>
<p>It takes something like 5 years to get a dual degree with physics/chem + biz. Really not worth it, considering a biz degree isn’t worth that much in the first place.</p>
<p>upenn
mit
berkeley
michigan</p>
<p>Wisconsin.</p>
<p>At Rhodes College we’ve had students over the past few years double a natural science along with economics. Math and econ in particular is even a specific interdisciplinary major that’s listed in the catalog. I think that econ is more popular as a double with a natural science because you’re going to have math classes that are common to both majors - Calculus I and II, Probability and Statistics, etc. </p>
<p>My guess is that a lot of liberal arts colleges that have business-related majors probably allow that combination. That’s the beauty of a small LAC - a lot of times you can follow whatever path you like.</p>
<p>“It takes something like 5 years to get a dual degree with physics/chem + biz. Really not worth it, considering a biz degree isn’t worth that much in the first place.”</p>
<p>HAH, at most good B schools (UG) a business degree is worth around $55K+ a year to start plus a nice bonus for total comp around $75K plus.</p>
<p>That’s right at the top of ALL UG degrees.</p>
<p>^ You forget the numerous Wharton, Harvard, Stern, etc graduates who are currently watching a select FEW of the brightest students from their classes get whisked away to Wall Street while they sift through the “help wanted” section of the newspaper.</p>
<p>Finance majors, and similar majors, are all pretty much dead at the moment. It will, do doubt, get better, but even at it’s peak, not EVERYONE from the best schools could get a nice job. Maybe top 10%, give or take.</p>
<p>OP - I presume you’re talking about a B.A. in science, rather than a B.S., right? A B.S. often involves twenty required courses, many of which are of the 4-credit variety.</p>
<p>barrons, lol. You’re being pretty generous with that 55k/yr thing. That’s Wharton’s median salary (the best in the group), not every other schools. Engineering degrees, even from not-so-hot schools, will garner a good student at least a first year 60k/yr salary. A great student from a hot school will very well make 70k/yr+, especially in EE, ChemE, or CS. Most people with undergrad biz degrees don’t touch that until their third year. Engineering>Business</p>
<p><a href=“http://admissionsync.com/2007/12/14/undergraduate-business-school-ranking-with-placement-and-salary-statistics/[/url]”>http://admissionsync.com/2007/12/14/undergraduate-business-school-ranking-with-placement-and-salary-statistics/</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#earnings[/url]”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos027.htm#earnings</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://www.campusgrotto.com/average-starting-salary-by-degree-for-2009.html[/url]”>http://www.campusgrotto.com/average-starting-salary-by-degree-for-2009.html</a></p>
<p>No, not hardly. LOL. It’s the average 2008 Wisconsin salary (not even a top 10 B school ) for Finance/Consulting majors going to major cities not including the average signing bonus of $5,000-$10,000 and future bonus. </p>
<p><a href=“http://www.bus.wisc.edu/career/student/salary/yir/default.asp[/url]”>http://www.bus.wisc.edu/career/student/salary/yir/default.asp</a></p>
<p>The 2009 numbers are not final and broken out by city but there’s the averages including all those who choose to take typically lower paying jobs in Wisconsin (where the COL is also way lower than NYC or Chicago or LA/SF)</p>
<p>Finance, Investment & Banking 104 Acceptances Reported
Base Salary Range: $28,600.00 - $70,000.00
Average Base: $52,607.61
Average Bonus: $5,483.33 (64.52% Reported)
Average Relocation: $3,974.19 (0.00% Reported)
Average Other Guaranteed Comp: $9,781.25 (8.60% Reported)</p>
<p>In UT McCombs, the Engineering through Business degree is one of the highest paying ones… so you both win!</p>
<p>Do engineers typically get large raises and bonuses year after year? For example I started at around $40,000 at my first biz job with a major insurance co.'s investment section back in the mid 80’s. Within three years I had two promotions and earned double the starting base plus a bonus around $50K and this is in Chicago–and not IBanking. Also 8-5 nearly all the time.</p>
<p>How well are Wisconsin engineers doing? How often is it that people get fired or move to other jobs among business jobs? Not everyone’s getting a promotion. Engineers also work very reasonable hours and *as per national statistics *they floor the other majors.</p>
<p>Engineering > Business…At the undergrad level. An MBA changes a lot. I wouldn’t mind doing both though. And there’s a reason why Jerome Fisher’s School of Management and Technology is pretty much impossible to get into…Engineering + business = success.</p>