<p>For a future business career?</p>
<p>So far the choices are:</p>
<p>Business Administration + Economics
or
Economics + Statistics</p>
<h1>1 sounds the best.</h1>
<p>Most business majors includes enough econ to get by very well. I'd go with something less related like computer science or some additional languages.</p>
<p>Do you have an interest in some particular type of business career? With the world becoming "flat", barrons' language idea is a good one, or something in the way of International Relations. An entirely different approach, but one many advocate, is an undergrad in engineering followed by an MBA. It all depends on what you might be interested in.</p>
<p>no double major is the best for all situations</p>
<p>Learn about people and their relationships then you will learn about business.</p>
<p>For summer reading fun at your local library:
Federal Reserve Bulletin
Federal Reserve websites (each Fed Bank has their own website)
Dammed Lies and Statistics. More Damned Lies and Statistics by Joel Best
12345, Sum of Our Discontent, Why Numbers Make US Irrational. by David Boyle. </p>
<p>I'd look at a technical major and a humanities minor. Like Business and Comparative Religion. That will really get you thinking about making $ and everything else.</p>
<p>Major in economics or business. Then if you wish take another major or a minor or just a specialiation that is very different -- history, literature, sociology, international relations, biology, Chinese -- anything that will broaden your liberal arts education.</p>
<p>Also: plan to spend a semester or year abroad.</p>
<p>One of my profs scoffed at the concern over taking double majors. He felt that the time could be used much more profitably and usefully in getting into the masters programs rather than the extra time taken to complete double majors.</p>
<p>Take computer courses! Finance companies will love you if you know MathCad.</p>
<p>With the possible exception of students dead-aimed at finance or r&d work, I think psychology is the most useful undergrad degree for business, and endorse industrial and organizational psychology and other social psychology subfields for continued study.</p>
<p>I know of a major bank CEO who will only hire philosophy, English or history majors.</p>
<p>Knowledge of humanity, and an ability to think, will serve you well in the long run. Make time to study those things.</p>
<p>Depends on the kind of business in which you want to work. My D's role models are two people we know. The first is high up in Nokia and has worked all over the world. He was a finance major with fluency in three languages, interesting summer jobs, etc. The second works in Geneva for WHO: Economics undergrad, four languages, Public Health master's. Neither one "double major". Both very happy and successful in their work.</p>
<p>Statistics is a very good major to compliment an Econ Major. It will help if you decide to go to graduate school, were you need the higher level math provided by the Statistics major. A statistics major will also help you better analyze economic data when you need too.</p>
<p>I think double majors are mostly for kids (or parents) who want to 'brag' about doing something different...i agree with prof, take some broadening courses and get into a grad program..</p>
<p>I agree with Reid: Psychology helps you to understand WHY people act like they do and what motivates them --- both VERY useful things for a businessperson to understand. After psychology, I'd consider an English major as the ability to write clearly is valued by employers.</p>