<p>I am a texas resident interested in working in Texas so McCombs seems to be an obvious choice, but is its management department good? I know the accounting and MIS is but management doesn't seem as glorified. With this in mind I have another question should I major in management or finance in terms of job opportunities in texas.</p>
<p>US News ranks it 5th for undergraduate Management, so it's definitely a solid choice.</p>
<p>McCombs</a> School of Business - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p>
<p>dude, it's definitely bomb diggity.</p>
<p>its known for accounting. does ut austin have EA or ED?</p>
<p>This is a no brainer.</p>
<p>Why is it a no brainer? I looked on their website and thier management salaries are significantly lower than for say thier MIS and other departments, i know their are differences by function but i s this due to that or bc the department is not very good?(as compared to accountacy).</p>
<p>It's a no brainer because most students don't have the luxury of going to such a good school at such a low price.</p>
<p>As for the salaries, I would expect that MIS majors would make significantly more than management majors. This probably has little to do with rankings.</p>
<p>Based on their #s:</p>
<p>MIS $54,451
Management $42,720
Overall</a> Undergraduate Salaries 2007 - BBA - McCombs Career Services - The McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin</p>
<p>Back in 2000, when I was in school, the gap was probably much larger than that. BTW, finance is a much more useful major than management, and I would certainly recommend majoring in it.</p>
<p>Thanks I am considering majoring in finance it seems to be the most popular, but I do not want to live in new York, so it seems that job opportunities are limited in Texas, for finance.</p>
<p>yea, UTA is great for business :D</p>
<p>I know but it doesn't seem to be heavily recruited by management consulting firms</p>
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<p>There are plenty of finance opportunities in Texas. For one, every major corporation has a finance department. Texas has more fortune 1000 companies than any other state, and that number will be increasing in future years as corporations continue to relocate to TX from states like California. There are even Investment Banking opportunities in Texas. Although, the ones on Wall Street are more coveted.</p>
<p>Management is largely about soft skills, skills that are best picked up by working. Finance is largely about technical skills, which are more easily acquired in the classroom.</p>
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<p>UTA is The University of Texas at Arlington</p>
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<p>I don't know how heavily they are recruited by management consulting firms, but if firms have consulting positions in the state of TX (which they obviously do), UT will be the first school that the firms will recruit from to fill those positions.</p>
<p>I know for a fact that McKinsey and BCG recruit undergrads at UT and I'm assuming others do too.</p>
<p>Thanks this really strengthened my resolve to go to UT.</p>
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<p>Exactly, it's almost a waste to go to a good school like McCombs and major in management. When I was at A&M the management majors were the black sheep of the business school.</p>
<p>You can't go wrong with accounting or finance.</p>
<p>^^ Unless you actually like Social Science and dislike purely quantitative majors. Do what you like, the money will follow.</p>
<p>If he likes social science then a business degree isn't the best fit for him, period.</p>
<p>If you want a degree in business, you can't go wrong with finance or accounting. In fact, here in Texas, that's pretty much what people expect you have if you have a business degree.</p>
<p>If you want to go into consulting, do not major in management. Go for something more analytical/quantitative/technical like accounting and finance, which are the two best majors for consulting within business programs (engineering, science, and math are arguably better in general). Most people who major in management just end up being general managers. If you don't want to get stuck in that route, go for accounting and finance, which will open up the same doors as management (managers need to know accounting and finance) and more (you can't do financial analysis with a management degree).</p>