What to major in for a "good" career in business?

<p>I know this sounds kind of weird, but lately I've been interested in having a career in the business world, however, there are tons of things you can do in business. So I am wondering, what kind of majors are in demand in the business field?</p>

<p>The majors that tend to do well are Accounting, Finance, MIS, and Economics.</p>

<p>However, you can major in anything and do well, so just pick something you like and get a good GPA in it.</p>

<p>^This. I don’t think I have ever been to a community with more misinformed advice than this. You will read so much like “don’t major in marketing and international business!! That won’t get you anywhere!”</p>

<p>My brother is 27 and is already at a director level at at Fortune 25 company, his major? Marketing. </p>

<p>Get good grades and be active on campus. You will do fine.</p>

<p>From this anecdotal evidence you state that marketing is as “in demand” as accounting or IS? Now you are being misinforming about other’s “misinformation.”</p>

<p>Did I state that or do you just put words in people’s mouth when you want to make a point?</p>

<p>Point out where I said that, please.</p>

<p>Medwell did state that you can major in anything and do well, so I don’t see why you would have to attack him for workingatbig4. Some people get lucky and make it big from other business majors, but not all will have that opportunity which is why he gave an advice that are in demand compare to something that isn’t.</p>

<p>I didn’t attack Medwell. I agreed with him…he pointed out the in-demand majors and then said “However, you can major in anything and do well, so just pick something you like and get a good GPA in it,”. I agreed with this and said so…</p>

<p>[Occupational</a> Outlook Handbook, 2010-11 Edition](<a href=“http://www.bls.gov/oco/]Occupational”>http://www.bls.gov/oco/) I think this will help you. </p>

<p>I agree with workingAtbig4 that you should definately do something your interested in. However degrees such as MIS and accounting etc… (according to the above site) have growth faster then average. IMO major in something that interests you but also has a decent probability of landing you a job when finished with school. Do research on the degrees and the universities you are thinking of attending.</p>

<p>^This. I don’t think I have ever been to a community with more misinformed advice than THIS. You will read so much like “don’t major in marketing and international business!! That won’t get you anywhere!”</p>

<p>Two options:</p>

<p>1) You actually meant what you said above</p>

<p>2) You’re writing skills are severely lacking. Going back to 10th grade English, demonstratives like “this” need a noun to modify. Otherwise, they are ambiguous terms that require the reader to figure out what they mean. Case in point: notice the misinterpretations by me and Astran; it isn’t a coincidence.</p>

<p>Marketing and International business majors undoubtedly have inferior drop prospects to accounting and MIS majors. If you work hard at what you do and remain motivated, however, then of course you are bound to do well in whatever you do. Your anecdote points to this fact.</p>

<p>PS: The last sentence shows how to properly use a demonstrative.</p>

<p>grammar police! hide!!</p>

<p>anyway, marketing can be a good focus for biz majors if it’s from a top school, or if the prospects already know exactly what areas they’d like to get into upon graduation. </p>

<p>having said that, accounting, finance, and MIS are usually the safe bets for most people.</p>

<p>I don’t think I have ever been to a community with more misinformed advice than THIS.</p>

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<p>Seriously…it’s just sad though considering what I asked of her/him/it. On this subject: </p>

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<p>Trizz…what are “inferior drop prospects”? </p>

<p>I really didn’t expect much more out of you than to focus on grammar rather than what I said. And hell, the long-winded grammar lesson you gave me was towards a post not even directed at you. How pathetic. Is that your forum ■■■■■ strategy? Whenever you’re wrong search for a grammar mistake? It’s really unoriginal…</p>

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<p>Trizz, my poor English skills must be getting in the way of finding the part where you show me where I said that other majors were more in demand than Accounting or MIS. Or are we just chalking that one up to putting words in my mouth to prove your point?</p>

<p>Also, does “in-demand” translate to “best choice”?</p>

<p>Trizz75-“2) You’re writing skills are severely lacking. Going back to 10th grade English, demonstratives like “this” need a noun to modify. Otherwise, they are ambiguous terms that require the reader to figure out what they mean. Case in point: notice the misinterpretations by me and Astran; it isn’t a coincidence.”</p>

<p>Are you serious? </p>

<p>Can you see what you just did there? Your* writing skills are clearly lacking, Trizzy.</p>

<p>You have just about embarrassed yourself and lost all credibility.</p>

<p>I would have to agree with trizz that I was misinterpertated. I was just simply confused since workingatbig4 utterly agreed using the word “This” and suddenly give a negative feed back about how he never been in a community with more misinformed advice than “this.” You can see how I got confused, right? Anyways, just stop the arguing and resume with the OP question.</p>

<p>At this point I kinda have to laugh at myself. My last message has glaring errors because of a failure to proof-read it. The bottom line is that you can easily infer which words I meant to say. I apologize for the confusion.</p>

<p>Anyways, my pointing out your grammatical errors was not meant to be nitpicky or detract from the question at hand. I was pointing out, in an admittedly exaggerative way, the effect of your grammatical mistakes on how your message was perceived. Nevertheless, I should not have posted my English lecture after you clarified your statement.</p>

<p>The ultimate question of the thread was, “which business majors are in demand the most?” Your answer, big4, went on about how downplayed the value of a marketing degree is. Whether or not this is true does not matter and simply does not answer the question. The answer to the question, in my and many other people’s opinion, still remains accounting and MIS. Of course, someone who is motivated will have exponentially prospects in any field he or she pursues.</p>

<p>Emory would fit the bill. Thats about it in GA. GA Tech if you are doing engineering.</p>

<p>Morehouse is not a “very prestigious college”, IMO</p>

<p>I would argue that admission stats are a good barometer of how academically rigorous a school is, and Morehouse isn’t all too impressive and by no means academically prestigious. </p>

<p>SAT:
% Submitting Score: 79%
Critical Reading Middle 50%: 470 - 580
Math Middle 50%: 470 - 590
ACT:
% Submitting Score: 29%
ACT Middle 50%: 19 - 24
Math Middle 50%: 18 - 25
English Middle 50%: 17 - 24
Average High School GPA: 3.24
% with GPA 1.0 - 1.99: 1%
% with GPA 1.0 of lower: 0%
Students in Top Tenth of HS Class: 20%
Students in Top Quarter of HS Class: 47%
Students in Top Half of HS Class: 77%</p>

<p>Total applicants: 2,277
Total applicants who are accepted: 1,536
Total of accepted students who enroll: 700</p>

<p>princetonreview.com</p>

<p>Let’s not use cc as a promotional tool.</p>

<p>I forgot about Emory. My bad :)</p>

<p>I have an MBA from Michigan.</p>

<p>People there had undergraduate majors in art history, and stuff like that.</p>

<p>So it doesn’t really matter that much what you major in at the undergraduate level, if you go for an MBA</p>

<p>But I recommend economics.</p>

<p>And it would be good if you took science, math, and computer courses, if you can handle that.</p>

<p>Pursue something that you enjoy rather than “chase the money” with what others have found success in. People are too sheep-like and are scared to go off the proposed path of what others have paved before them. </p>

<p>But in regards to your question … having something quant-related or directly applicable to your field that you’re interested in can be beneficial. Accounting, Marketing, MIS, Finance, Economics are pretty good majors to select from if you’re gearing yourself towards a business-related career.</p>

<p>That’s not to say however that a science major cannot work in a “business environment” (if you’re thinking about corporate offices and bulge brackets, etc) Many ‘quants’ go into finance / consulting so there are multiple venues to getting to the same place.</p>

<p>My honest advice is pick something you really do have an interest in and don’t let someone else’s footstep necessarily become yours… have individuality. After all a employer is going to wonder what makes you different from the guy sitting next to you?</p>