<p>According to US News Rankings: UCSD is currently ranked as #39 in the World's Best Universities: Economics / Econometrics!</p>
<p>Wow I didn’t know that. Thanks for the info!</p>
<p>@strive101 would u like to see the link on the website? i was surprised myself cuz i hardly even hear about their program. Apparently the rankings go Cal, UCLA, then UCsd… like always rofl</p>
<p>Is that for undergrad or grad? didn’t even know US News offers undergrad rankings for economics haha thanks!</p>
<p>yes, link please!!
and I know, all I hear about UCSD is engineering and med.</p>
<p>@forum readers
[World’s</a> Best Universities in Economics and Econometrics | US News](<a href=“http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/best-universities-economics-and-econometrics]World’s”>http://www.usnews.com/education/worlds-best-universities-rankings/best-universities-economics-and-econometrics)</p>
<p>im pretty sure its just the econ program in general</p>
<p>UCSD Econ has always been highly ranked, though I believe they’ve slipped a tiny bit in the past few years?</p>
<p>Here’s a thread that might be useful: [UC</a> Berk vs. UCLA vs. UCSD? Economics Job Market Rumors](<a href=“Economics Job Market Rumors - Forum for Economists”>UC Berk vs. UCLA vs. UCSD? « Economics Job Market Rumors)</p>
<p>In the US, they’re 6 for econometrics (tied with Cal), 12 for microecon, and 14 for econ in general.</p>
<p>Oh… as for other humanities/social sciences rankings, UCSD also dominates in Poli Sci (#7 in the US, above UCLA and one spot below Cal), International Politics/Relations (#6 - top UC), Experimental Psychology (#3, behind UCLA who is #1), Behavioral Psych/Neurosci (#1), and CogSci (#3, tied with Harvard, but UCSD is a giant in the CogSci world).</p>
<p>Rankings aside, I hear UCSD is pretty tough if you want to get into finance/accounting. The econ program itself is great, but San Diego in particular doesn’t have much going on in terms of business, so finance/accounting types basically have to ■■■■ as soon as they graduate. I know a lot of bitter econ majors/alumni from UCSD.</p>
<p>@darksaber91
Agree. Heard that UCSD doesn’t even have accounting minor, not like UCLA and UCI do. I think the best schools for people who want to be involved in accounting or finance would be UCLA, UCI, and expecially UCSB since they have the Pre-economics & accounting major. (also the career opportunities UCSB provided are very very good in the LA area) But overall, UC would not be the best place to go for accounting or finance; instead, USC is the best school for those majors in Socal. (and CSU, to some extent)</p>
<p>@sharontan</p>
<p>So if I want to get into the finance field should I choose UCSB over UCSD even if the econ department for UCSD is better than that of UCSB? anyone have any ideas?</p>
<p>@LfcErnesTT
I really believe choosing UCSB is a better option for your career. UCSD’s economics is basically a pure economics study as far as i know (such as research, theory… not so much practical stuff) If you are planning to get a PHD in economics, go for UCSD. But if not, undergrad level won’t really help you finding jobs. (the major is kinda useless unless you go up to PHD ) If you want to get into the finance, i think practical skills are more favored. In that case, UCSB will defintely provide your a better opportunity to your career since they emphasize more on accounting. Business Econ in UCLA and UCI (maybe UCR) is also good because the major itself puts some emphasis on Business subjects (which include finance, accounting, marketing…etc) Plus UCLA and UCI have accounting minor (not sure about finance minor)</p>
<p>And you goal is finance, not economics right? in that case, it is no longer important whether UCSD’ econ department is better or not. All you need for your college eduation is to prepare yourself for your future career… If UCSB can prepare you better, go for UCSB. 
In my case, UCSB is kinda equal to UCLA, both are my second choices (maybe UCSB is even better than UCLA for me, and of course, my first choice is USC) I dont rank those schools based on their prestige, but the opportunities and career preparation they can give me.</p>
<p>@sharontan</p>
<p>Thanks for the quick reply!
So how about Cal’s Econ compared with UCLA’s Biz Econ if I need to take my career (finance) into consideration? Cal is really a prestigious school and is my dream school. But UCLA lays more to the business side.
If (a BIG if) I was accepted into both school which one should I choose? My original pick is Cal>UCLA>UCSD>UCSB, Now I think I may change… LOL
Sorry for ruining the thread for asking my personal stuff guys! </p>
<p>p.s. Sharon are you from Hong Kong?</p>
<p>@LfcErnesTT
hahaha no pro… and pretty much yes, I am from a city next to hong kong (so I am a pure Cantonese) </p>
<p>hmmmm…well let’s say this: I am majoring in Accounting and my rank for schools is : USC>UCSB=UCLA>UCI>UCB>UCR>UCSD=UCD. I rank them this way mainly based on the major’s preparations as well as the networking each school can give me. In your case, choosing schools really depends on what kinda jobs you want to get after graduation. If you want to go directly to grad school, i would recommand UCB since you will have a easier entrance to their grad school (if you are a very top student and will be able to keep your GPA high in UCB). But if you plan to get a job right after graduation, like me, I would recommand UCLA, because business econ better prepares you on the pratical stuff, not purely economics theory like UCB, which you will be able to apply in your job. I am little diff from you since i need a CPA certificate to be a public accountant so i have to check what classes i will take in those school after i transfer to see if those can prepare me to sit in a CPA exam. So if you need to get a certificate, whatever it is, check that certificate’s requirement before you choose schools. But if you just want to go to companines like investment banks,which may not require you a certificate, I think you need to put more weight on comparing the networking each school can offer, becuase networking and career resouses will play a critical role in helping you find jobs. </p>
<p>I hope I answered your question lol… I feel my words are bit disorganized. haha</p>
<p>working for accounting firm doesn’t necessarily mean you need accounting degree a lot of students with economics degrees work in accounting field. My cousin, who graduated from UCD economics, first job was at one of the big four so I don’t think its a big deal what school you go to.
Edit: major preparations for jobs is nice but job training employers give to newly hires is probably just as valuable.</p>
<p>@jbLighty
That is true. People i know who have biology degree end up being a CPA. Having a degree in accounting related filed is much beneficial but not essential. CPA exam has a requirment in accounting units, business units, and ethic units. If you are not a accounting major or minor, it will take you more time to get the certificate since you need to take more classes other than your major classes. I am not sure, but your cousin maybe a private accountant, who does not need a CPA certificate. But even he is a CPA, it is much more quikly for him to get it if he has a minor in accounting.</p>
<p>@LfcErnesTT</p>
<p>What kind of finance do you want to get into? There’s a big difference in recruiting between accounting/banking/corp dev/management consulting/etc.</p>
<p>is there any problem with going to ucsd for a econ degree and then going to grad school (like ucla) for a mba?</p>
<p>Yea I don’t know why they rank UCLA over UCSD for microeconomics, but that is all for graduate work anyway. I got accepted into UCSD’s Econ program, but switched it to math & Econ. I am waiting for UC Berkeley, USC, and UCLA decisions before I submit the SIR.</p>
<p>For microeconomics I rank the schools: UCB>UCSD>UCLA</p>
<p>@economou @economou did u switch from management science to math/econ?</p>
<p>I changed from Econ to Econ/math. I decided that I want to prepare for a PHD program.</p>