Best colleges for business/communications?

Tinfoyl
Sun, 25 Jul 2010 23:55:46 +0000

Hmmm…it’s always been my impression that unless you attend a university with a top undergraduate business school like Penn, MIT, NYU, etc. that an undergraduate business degree is pretty much not worth it. Having said that, Emory does have a very good undergrad b-school, but not quite Wharton-caliber. I just think that getting a solid undergrad education in something like economics or communication, english or history - really whatever you prefer will get you much further than a business degree as an undergraduate (with certain exceptions already noted). In my experience, most of the people getting a business degree don’t really know what they want to do, and a degree in “business” is so generic that it fits with their generic interests. I feel that doing well as an undergrad and then pursuing an MBA from a top school is the best option for future job prospects except if you went to Sloan or something. That is why most of the top schools (although many public schools do) don’t offer a business major. That’s my two cents on the subject, but some people may beg to differ. But communications and economics are great ideas for majors if you want to pursue an MBA. Engineers often get MBAs as well for many of the same reasons.