<p>I'm a HS senior, and I'll be majoring in Economics very soon. Because I want to major in economics and, perhaps, minor in finance or computer science (if it's possible), I would like to know which school would give me the BEST college education as well as internship/career opportunities: </p>
<p>Boston University (economics)
University of Wisconsin - Madison (economics)
University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign (economics)
University of Washington (economics)
Penn State University - University Park (Smeal College of Business)</p>
<p>Also, any pros and cons of each school would be beneficial too. Thanks!</p>
<p>Just to address one small part of your question: if I remember correctly, UI/UC has two computer science programs. One is in Engineering, but the other is part of Arts and Sciences, or whatever the non-engineering school is called. In that case, it should be easy to minor in computer science while majoring in economics. I don't know about the availability of cs outside of engineering at the other schools, but it could be a factor.</p>
<p>Claremont McKenna College is amazing for economics and a superb school overall. It's small so you get a lot of personal attention, too. You can also cross register at the other Claremont Colleges, so if you want, you can take computer science courses at Harvey Mudd (the liberal arts MIT). CMC also has an excellent internship at Washington DC. Google Claremont McKenna and you'll see.</p>
<p>out of those, i think wisconsin is your best bet. i believed they are ranked right along with minnesota for the best public school for economics</p>
<p>check out northwestern. right nearby, similar environment, and worlds better than any of the schools you listed for what you want, if your stats are good enough.</p>
<p>other than that i'd say madison first then illinois (illinois will have better finance and cs)</p>
<p>UIUC has the best business school out of them, although, like others have said, the focus is more on finance. Although, if you're looking at the internships and career aspects of it, it may be helpful to be in a big city such as Boston or Seattle, where you're more likely to secure jobs after college. This gives BU and Washington a bit of an edge too. </p>
<p>But, out of curiosity, why haven't you applied to UChicago or Northwestern? They're a ring above the rest for econ...
The Claremont schools are also worth considering.</p>
<p>Those five schools are where I have already applied to and where I "think" I'll have strong chance at. So it seems like UIUC and Madison will give me educational focus while Boston and Seattle will give me more intern opportunities. </p>
<p>Any more thoughts? Where would you go if you in this situation?</p>
<p>Madison and Minnesota are two of the best public universities for econ education. BU, though, could be great too, as you could get a bachelors in management concurrent with a regular BA or BS.</p>
<p>Wow, the more feedbacks you guys give me (which I want to hear), it's harder for me to pick which school will give me the BEST econ education and job opportunities. So far, my order would have to be:</p>
<p>Wisconsin (strong academic and it's in city)
BU (too expensive but I love the city)
Illinois (strong academic but somewhat rural)
Washington (pretty strong academic and it's in Seattle)
Penn State (good career service but too many students)</p>
<p>What do you guys think about my order? Also, do you think I can major in econ and minor in either CS or finance? Is this the path to go if you want to work as a financial analysist?</p>
<p>State residency is also something to take into account. Are you in-state for any of your schools? If so, I'd go with the in-state option (as they're all basically on the same tier). </p>
<p>This gets me though...
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good career service but too many students
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You do realize that the other state schools you applied to are just as big, right?</p>
<p>Well I'm an International student so the state residency doesn't matter to me. And without considering the tuition and dorm fees, where do you think I'll have many intern/career opportunities as well as the best education?</p>