<p>i got accepted to irvine w/ economic major and i’m planning on doing that and minor accounting, i also got accepted to sb w/ business economic major (and it doesn’t say “w/ emphasis in accounting” but does that get added on after you take certain classes?). i’m trying to decide whether to:
go to irvine and major econ, minor accounting OR
go to sb and do business econ w/ emphasis in accounting
which one would give me a better future? (what i mean is after i graduate, which would allow me to have a better job)
i already know that sb’s a party school and that irvine’s business isn’t as strong compared to sb, but i’d like to hear from graduates or anyone who knows any graduates.</p>
<p>I'm not a graduate. But from what I understand sb has a good buis/econ dept. and that's the major you do for accounting. I think they are pretty equal but I would go with SB overall.</p>
<p>I'm not a graduate either, but both majors are most likely equal in terms of benefits in getting jobs. Business economics at UCSB seems like the better way to go. I'm pretty sure you can minor in accounting at both UCs (check on that). I'm not a professional with this topic of majors, but my friend told me something about business economics being better for grad school in business (i'm a little hazy on this). I also have a friend in busi-econ at UCLA, and she says the major really emphasizes accounting. </p>
<p>I would recommend UCSB also, but I personally don't like UCSB because of its party factor. Irvine's major seems more straight forward so you will truly major in econ and minor in accounting. The busi-econ major seems a little wild and out there for me so I would choose Irvine.</p>
If you're doing Bus. Econ with emphasis in Acctng u should pick UCSB over UCI. The big 4 acctng firms are very active here and we have "Meet the Firms" every fall and other trips to their offices sponsored by the firms. You won't hve a hard time finding a job with an accounting major. Only UCLA and UCSB offer Bus. Econ with emphasis in Acctng. The major is under the Econ Dept. as a lot of Econ course are required for the major. If you u have a 3.2 GPA and have a great personality you're most likely going to get recruit by major accting firms before 6 months before you graduate.
<p>I noticed in your other thread that you were asking about what accounting firms. "The Big 4" refer to: PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, and KPMG</p>