<p>Just curious, what would give me a better job prospect in the business world (finance, consulting, IB, wall st, management etc.), a BA in Economics from UChicago or NYU Stern? I'd also like to go to grad school and get a MBA afterwards at some point.</p>
<p>I think it depends. I personally would say NYU because of its location, #1 Applied Math program, etc. </p>
<p>UChicago is great, and their economic school is incredible, but if you want to go into the quantitative side of economics, I would look at Stern. For theory, UChicago.</p>
<p>Also, the atmospheres of the schools are very different. UChicago is much more creative and outside the box while NYU Stern is very serious and career minded.</p>
<p>How is this even a question? Chicago hands down. You can still to school-year Chicago internships there. Chicago is a name that impresses almost all employers, while I can’t say the same for Stern.</p>
<p>Also, NYU Stern doesn’t offer a BA in Economics. It’s BS in Business with a concentration in Business Economics. If you actually meant BA in Econ at CAS, definitely go to Chicago.</p>
<p>I turned down Chicago Econ for Stern. I disagree with lullinatalk – I know 10+ people in Chicago Econ, all of whom aimed for banking/PE/HF this junior summer, only 2 succeeded, and both were to mid tier banks. I’m guessing lullinatalk is Asian, as in Asia indeed they do care about the brand name. However, the proximity of Stern to Wall St. makes it a target school for NY recruiting. Chicago is certainly a target, but for Chicago recruiting, which is significantly different as banks have much smaller presences in Chicago, and not even necessarily for banking–quite a few are for trading. </p>
<p>I believe that the networking opportunities and opportunities for semester-long employment far outweigh any brand name Chicago provides. Certainly if you put in the effort at NYU, it is easy to get solid experience.</p>
<p>There’s very little discrimination in Finance between NYU and Chicago. The hierarchy for on campus recruiting is Harvard/Wharton -> Target schools -> Semi-targets -> other</p>