<p>That’s kind of an apples-to-oranges comparison. The only really (mildly) comparable majors are maybe UCSB’s Econ and Accounting major versus UCI’s Business Administration major with an emphasis in Accounting. It looks like the schools have generally similar Accounting course offerings ([url=<a href=“UCI General Catalogue Archives”>UCI General Catalogue Archives]UCI[/url</a>] and [url=<a href=“UC Santa Barbara General Catalog - Economics”>http://my.sa.ucsb.edu/Catalog/Current/CollegesDepartments/ls-intro/econ.aspx?DeptTab=Courses]UCSB[/url</a>] course offerings).</p>
<p>But if you’re comparing UCSB’s plain Economics major to UCI’s Business Administration major, it’s just like comparing any econ major to any business one - UCSB’s plain Economics courses cover more abstract material, while UCI’s courses cover the topic of management itself as well as marketing. As far as both schools’ plain Economics majors go, that would probably be a more fair comparison, probably because they don’t really appear to differ that much.</p>
<p>I can’t speak to job placement for any of the majors I’ve mentioned, but I would imagine that UCI’s location helps in terms of having the opportunity to intern with more companies close to the university, and that’s a plus.</p>