Daughter is interested in both schools any opinion on which school might have an advantage over the other . ( reputation , job placement etc)
IMO the most important factor is that economics and business are very different courses of study. One is not better or worse, but they are different. Economics is a liberal arts course of study and it gets very theoretical at the higher levels. At an undergraduate b-school students take a business core curriculum to include subjects such as accounting, finance, IT etc. and then will major in one of those disciplines. I would have your D review the curriculum for economics at Barnard and business at Gtown in depth (can almost always be found online) and see if one path is more appealing to her than the other.
In addition. there are of course other obvious differences in the two schools (ex. co-ed mid-size Jesuit v all-female LAC) which may lead her to prefer one over the other.
Happy1 great advice ! D really like the fit of Barnard . Will definitely look at the differences between econ and business degrees . Thanks again
Honestly theses are two great choices. My S studied business at a different Jesuit college and loved it – I felt that the Jesuit core gave him a very sound liberal arts background in addition to his business studies. And my D went to a LAC and also had a tremendous experience so I understand the benefits of that type of environment as well (FWIW now she is at Teachers College @ Columbia and loves it)! It should be primarily about the combination of fit and preferred course of study (assuming finances are equal or not an issue). I can’t help you with job placement etc. from those two schools but perhaps that is a question you can pose if you visit. Good luck.
@Imjdad1 Hi! I study Economics at Barnard and can say that the internship opportunities have been AMAZING. We constantly have all the top banks (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan) and consulting firms coming to recruit and give advice to students at Barnard in particular, and we have access to all of the recruiting events at Columbia. I have had offers for internships from so many amazing places that my friends at other Ivies could not even get an interview at. Barnard IS in New York City which has the best internship opportunities and that is a huge help for jobs. Many of my friends and I even intern during the year which gives us a leg up on other schools. Barnard has a PHENOMENAL reputation in industries as well, my bosses at top companies have told me they try to always hire Barnard women. The alumnae atBarnard is also super tight, plus you have ALL of Columbia alumni as your disposal, whether it is undergrad students or Columbia Business School/ other graduate students.
Barnard is an undergraduate college of Columbia University (you get degree from CU, graduate at CU graduation, access to everything at CU), so in terms of reputation it is great. Barnard also has the Ivy League alumns AND Seven Sister alumns ready to help in the job market. I would recommend she visit both schools though and make a decision based on fit. I chose Barnard over Georgetown as I thought it was a better fit and have never regretted it! Hope that helps 
I am an economics major at Barnard. I have had a lot of opportunities in terms of jobs/internships. Being in NYC is a huge huge advantage in my experience. A lot of people intern during the year which is also really helpful. Top companies are constantly recruiting at Barnard, plus you have access to all the resources/recruiting events for Columbia University. There are a lot of different types of Economics at Barnard. I am an Economic and Social History major which I liked more than Georgetown’s McDonough curriculum. I can also say that a lot of top companies that I have interned for have told me that they try to exclusively hire Barnard women as interns. Barnard is also part of Columbia University so she can take classes at Columbia’s Graduate Business School!
@NYCGirl33 I have a sibling who is a Barnard grad and who now works at the World Bank after doing her Master’s at LSE. She loved studying econ at Barnard and took a lot of courses at Columbia. She was smart and minored in Russian, which is why she landed the job at the World Bank (indeed they said that if she hadn’t been fluent in Russian they wouldn’t have hired her…there is a message there). And like you, what she liked best was being in New York City.
Location, location, location and also depends on what she is interested in doing. NYC vs DC, I go for NYC.