<p>First, I don’t think Chicago publishes this information, so I have no way of knowing. However, if you want to go into business, an econ degree from a top school (or really any degree from a top school) is not going to hurt you.</p>
<p>WITH THAT SAID, UChicago does not cater to those whose primary goal is to secure a strong career path, and when prospective students put its economics program next to any other school’s business program, they overlook that Chicago is an intensely academic school with a large core curriculum and that the school and its surrounding culture it isn’t for everybody.</p>
<p>If you’re interested in getting a rigorous foundation in economics, exposing your mind to the likes of Kant and Marx, AND going into business in the long run, Chicago would be a great place for you. However, if you want to spend your undergraduate years in a more focused, pre-professional environment (and also an environment that provides more traditional college fun in the way of beer and football), it sounds like a school like Notre Dame would be better.</p>