Which major for these careers?

College Majors Business Major
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<p>Hello everyone, I would like your input on which major (or major combo) should I pick if I want to work in these jobs for the future:</p>

<p>-financial analyst
-systems analyst
-market analyst
-database manager</p>

<p>I would like to know of a degree option that would open doors for me to work in any of those mentioned fields. So far, I have come up with several options:</p>

<ol>
<li>B.A. Economics + B.A. Computer Science</li>
<li>B.A. Economics/Statistics</li>
<li>Technology Information Management</li>
</ol>

<p>Sorry for additional post, but I've thought a lot about this and have decided to come here to ask. I think that the first option would be a good but risky choice. It will open doors for finance, systems, and database, but not market analyst positions. For the second choice, it is a good option for market/financial analyst, but not for the "IT" positions.</p>

<p>All of those careers have great job outlook and reasonable salary to save up and buy you all some gourmet Italian ice cream or a trip to Japan. But I'm just not sure which major to pick. Can computer science/econ get me into marketing? If I do CS, then I will miss the statistics classes that will be valuable assets as a market research analyst.</p>

<p>Which is the best major(combo) that allows me to work in any of those fields mentioned?</p>

<p>There is no accounting/finance/marketing major at my university.</p>

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<p>Theoretically, all of these degrees could possibly open up doors for you in the future. The other question is, is it worth it paying for two degrees when only one of them is required? Think about it. At the end of the day, the most important thing an employer cares about is how long you’ve been in the industry, that is, worked at similar companies or have done certain projects that could talk for themselves. There is no doubt that computer science is highly marketable, but unless you’re currently in your second/third year of college pursuing a double major, you have no idea how college is like, or how pursuing a double major is like. </p>

<p>Database managers typically need knowledge with databases, no degrees required. Most commonly, software engineers would work with databases anyway. Market analysts are economists. Financial analysts could be economists, but could also have finance degrees in their pocket.</p>

<p>In case you’re not enrolled as an undergraduate yet, I’d highly recommend looking out for dual major programs, the ones that typically don’t require you to take all classes that fall within another major, but you’d still get a dual degree, such as Economics and Mathematics, or something similar. For instance, UCSD has these, Boston University has these, and many others do as well.</p>

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<p>You wouldn’t need to get two Bachelors degrees. Major in one and minor in the other.</p>