B.A. Economics vs. Accounting

nauru
Mon, 15 Jan 2007 18:23:13 +0000

Well if you already did a first course in micro, macro, and stats without having to absolutely battle your way through the material then you should be fine with econ. Intro courses typically have less math because otherwise people would hate economics even more than they do already. But as long as you are not afraid of advanced math, I’d say just do what interests you feel like. (I personally don’t understand how anyone could genuinely find accounting more interesting than any of the various fields of economics, but that’s just me ;))

Either major will help you in the job market.

Saying that accounting majors are limited to working as accountants is like saying economics majors are limited to working as economists. Please, do some reading and open your mind! :)