<p>I'm interested in business. I'm in the TO at USC (kind of like honors) and a Global Leadership Program for business, and I'm in nothing at UCLA. Which business school is better? I keep hearing how good USC's business is but I don't know because I know overall UCLA runs circles around USC as a school. Does an econ degree look good from UCLA compared to a business major from Marshall. Does anyone have any personal experience with either program? Thanks.</p>
<p>I just would like to point out that USC is not on the CC Top Universities category</p>
<p>USC's business if better</p>
<p>ucla's business school is ranked ahead of usc's business school according to us news, but usc has an incredible alumni network and you're pretty much guaranteed a job somewhere after you graduate</p>
<p>^^
True. USC kids really have lots of connections. But UCLA is better. And nicer looking. Plus, you get to know the envrionment better.</p>
<p>Hell, USC is lined with a brick wall that seperates the school from the envrionment and closes its students from reality.</p>
<p>lol first time i see BuBBLES FoR SALE post something nice about UCLA ^_^</p>
<p>usc stinks</p>
<p>^ eh i wouldnt say that. their campus looks better than UCLA. it just becuz of their location they get booed at.</p>
<p>If your talking about an undergrad business degree, US News ranks USC as #9 in the country; UCLA's business econ program is not ranked anywhere in that list. </p>
<p>I'm currently trying to decide between UCLA and Cal for undergrad business. If I wasnt rejected from USC, I would have chosen it above UCLA.</p>
<p>The reason why UCLA's BizEcon program is unranked because it's not a full business degree.</p>
<p>yea biz econ is actually a ECON major. i wonder where it ranks among econ though? or maybe its hard to tell, cuz not many schools offer a hybrid like bizecon...</p>
<p>USC anyday. It has a top entrepreneurship program. What kind of question is this? USC > UCLA in business ANY DAY. USC kids have crazy connections that somehow get them jobs. They still get hired in this economy. Those engineering USC kids still get hired over EECS students at Cal? Why? Hmm they seem to have great networking I guess.</p>
<p>This is a no brainer and unless this is Cal vs USC for business I don't see why you need to question.</p>
<p>I question because school quality in general, UCLA > USC. USC has no world wide respect, its really good here, in concentrated SoCal, but its not an internationally respected university like UCLA. So yes, USC's business is top notch, I'm just scared that I am missing out on attending a better university with better students, and earning a degree from a school that everybody in the world knows.</p>
<p>"earning a degree from a school that everybody in the world knows."</p>
<p>the only person that needs to know your the school were you got your degree from though, is your employer. with that said, if you plan to work outside southern california, UCLA may suit you more. if its in southern california, both UCLA and USC are good, but USC will give you more networking.</p>
<p>i'm in the same boat, though i am officiall 80% positive about UCLA. i just have to see it on tuesday and that will confirm my decision. :-)</p>
<p>If UCLA's bizecon were included in US News' undergrad business ranking, would it be in the top 10?</p>
<p>And is there any tangible difference between a business degree and a econ/bizecon degree when it comes to applying for a job in the business world? Would the employer generally prefer a business degree over an econ/bizecon degree when hiring for a managerial position?</p>
<p>Btw, I'm currently torn between choosing Cal for Haas' undergrad business degree or UCLA for the bizecon degree.</p>
<p>"Would the employer generally prefer a business degree over an econ/bizecon degree when hiring for a managerial position?"</p>
<p>the undergrad business administration degree is more preferable because its much more practical compared to learning an academic, theoretical subject like economics (although biz econ does provide some management and finance electives). i think its because the caliber of UCLA students is so high that employers know UCLA biz econ students (although perhaps not regular econ students though) can stack up against kids with biz admin degrees.</p>
<p>also, both haas business and ucla biz econ require you to APPLY FOR THE MAJOR once you're in the school. that means that only the best get in, so its not like everyone can get the degree.</p>
<p>For more information on getting into the BizEcon program, check out this link:</p>
<p>"The undergrad business administration degree is more preferable because its much more practical compared to learning an academic, theoretical subject like economics (although biz econ does provide some management and finance electives). i think its because the caliber of UCLA students is so high that employers know UCLA biz econ students (although perhaps not regular econ students though) can stack up against kids with biz admin degrees."</p>
<p>From employers I've spoken with, this is exactly correct. The USC (or any bus. admin) degree is preferred as it has more of a mangerial emphasis - classes such as organizational behavior, marketing, operations management, advanced finance and valuation that UCLA's bizecon course track does not offer. However, as aforementioned, the caliber of bizecon kids is superb as ucla weeds out the weaker econ students and therefore they're given the same amount of attention.</p>
<p>Such cannot be said for the business prospects of normal econ majors unless they do an accounting minor. However, they're arguably more primed for graduate school and academic study than the other two groups.</p>
<p>also worthy of note: a lot of business economics students pick up a minor in accounting. that way, they at least have some specialty that is practical.</p>