Staying away from business administration degree

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<p>Ive been hearing alot of stigma associated with the "Business Administration" Degree that its too broad, theres too many graduates with the degree and you wont find a job when you graduate. If I take four additional classes I can graduate with a major in marketing or possibly finance. I was considering economics as my third option accounting is just too hard and boring for me. So should i stick with "business administration" or go for marketing, finance or economics? </p>

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<p>Forget marketing or BA. You are better off doing finance, accounting or economics. Just my 2 cents.</p>

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<p>FWIW - the school I went to for undergrad granted/grants only Business Administration degrees to undergraduates. The degrees do list your concentration on the diploma (accounting, finance, marketing, info systems, management, etc.). I’ve always listed my “accounting degree” as Business Admin (Accounting). </p>

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<p>@rayn31‌ I think you’d be better off with a finance or marketing degree. You will get some business administration courses as part of the business core curriculum.</p>

<p>@‌arc918 A BA or BS is just the name of the degree. Accounting, Finance or whatever would be your major. I’d emphasize the major. On the resume it can appear as BS, Accounting or BA, Accounting (depending on your actual degree and major).</p>

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<p>Of the concentrations you mentioned, finance/econ generally have better opportunities than marketing. However, what really matters is what you want to do. </p>

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<p>Business Admin is “broad” because you learn about all of the main areas you’d need in order to start or manage a business:</p>

<p>Marketing
Finance
Financial Accounting
Managerial Accounting
Org Behavior
Econ (micro and macro)
Business Law
Operations Mgmt
International Business </p>

<p>Etc.</p>

<p>In that sense, the BA major is great.</p>

<p>But…</p>

<p>If you feel that an MS in Finance or Econ (if available) would do a better job of helping you find meaningful employment, go for that. Then, once you have proven yourself at your company and show interest in pursuing an MBA, they might pay for that MBA. </p>