UF or UM for economics?

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<p>Hello, I am applying to both UF and UM(In Coral Gables) this year. I want to go into banking, finance, and stock/investing and thus major in economics with a minor in mathematics to make sure I get all the essential math classes in. I know it is a competitive field, but I am set on this, and I want to make the most of opportunities. As much as I like engineering, I know this is the field for me. I have seen some career placement charts from graduates into the finance field, MBA schools, and grad schools in econ. UF seems to be better than UM, but I do not know. I honestly see myself at either school, and I feel very strongly that I will get into both. So it really comes down to which school prepares better for solid work experience/grad and business admissions. </p>

<p>Can any current students tell me their opinions on the economics program at UF vs UM? I am in no way biased towards UM or UF at this point other than my upbringing and classic stereotypes I have seen. Is the program known for being rigorous or giving students high GPAs? How about MBA programs? Any opinion or fact is appreciated.</p>

<p>Thank you, I look forward to reading.</p>

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<p>i’ve never seen UM’s economics department ranked. UF’s generally ranked around 50th in the country, but that really only applies for phd level stuff.</p>

<p>i’ve also never tried to find UM’s ranking. but i am more or less confident that it isn’t highly ranked.</p>

<p>and this says nothing about their finance department, which i know absolute nothing about. UF’s is pretty good.</p>

<p>we have either the #1 or #2 online MBA program in the world from what i understand though. that doesn’t really mean much in terms of undergrad i imagine.</p>