<p>Over an Economics B.A? This is assuming that I would stop my academic career after my undergrad studies.</p>
<p>So you mean statistics with econ concentration being superior to an economics degree? I would say no, but it also depends on how you sell yourself. You can mention having done economics in college to show that you’re competent at it but then the strong background in statistics would give you good job prospects for doing something more specifically statistics-related, which I think would be good for a job as an economic advisor to a politician. But I think an economics major is more versatile, and a statistics minor would suffice. Alternatively, you could double major, which contrary to popular belief is not particularly hard to do. It just requires that you sacrifice most or all of your electives.</p>
<p>Thank you very much for your insight</p>
<p>. Yes, I agree that it wouldn’t be very hard to double major as opposed to just majoring in Statistics because Statistics major at the uni I will attend (currently at cc) requires that I take intro micro economics. It also requires that you select a concentration, one of which is economics. Economics B.A is also one of the shortest majors, and the statistics concentration in it would cover 90 percent of Econ major’s core classes. It is Statistics major that I worry about because it requires that I complete the whole series of calculus ( i’m 2 done, one more to go) and a math proof class. Even I could pass, it would probably bump down my GPA versus getting just an Econ major because of these rigorous classes, and I’m also not that good at math. Although I would argue that a Stats major is much easier than a Math degree or maybe even engineering degree, and that I would do it if it bumps up my employment prospects significantly.</p>