<p>Seems to me it's a scam at the undergraduate level: there is no intellectualism, no research to be conducted, no central theory to it. I don't see a single advantage of majoring in business over any of the liberal arts fields. So what's your excuse for picking something as banal to study?</p>
<p>Money.</p>
<p>At many schools, especially those with business schools at the undergraduate level, the liberal arts degree is deemed the weaker of the two. This is usually due to the fact that in order to get that business degree you must formally apply and the standards of admission are usually higher than at the liberal arts school. (UT Austin, UCB, etc) So when it comes time for business recruiting, usually the b-school kids just have an easier time getting jobs than the liberal arts kids. Not to say that the liberal arts kids can't get those jobs, the path is just a bit harder.</p>
<p>In the end i'd pick a sure bet for employment over 'intellectualism, research, central theory'.</p>
<p>There's a lot of theory to be had in business. Economics is based around theory concepts and so is accounting. The theory may not be centralized because there's many disciplines in this field. I never heard of a business degree not offering 'intellectualism' (but that's me). Plus, a business degree offers many more oppurtunities than say a Psychology major. Plus, when you graduate, you can thank all those people who have business degrees, because they're the ones controlling all of your money.</p>
<p>what money????</p>
<p>Last I checked:</p>
<p>1) Half of the courses required for many undergrad business degrees are liberal arts courses</p>
<p>2) Business majors have access to several jobs that liberal arts majors do not</p>
<p>3) Business schools teach you several important skills that non-business schools do not, such as public speaking, time management and knowing not to post unintelligent comments on message boards. </p>
<p>4) There's plenty of research being conducted.</p>