<p>Actually, the majority of my econ teachers are fairly conservative… I was under the impression that that was how most econ professors were oriented… In my three years of college as an econ major I haven’t once had a professor that came off as fiscally liberal.</p>
<p>^same here</p>
<p>well times have definitely chnaged as far as education goes. My father talks about the liberal econ teachers he ahd back in the day. he also refuses to see most non-ivies as respectable institutes of higher learning and basicly thinks theyre all the same.</p>
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<p>Yes, I would like fries with that. Please make it TO GO, and when you finish sweeping the floor behind the counter, please go and clean both of the bathrooms.</p>
<p>to the OP, econ has a more rigorous math agenda then most business programs, particularly business administration, and hedge funds and even regular fortune 500 companies will look at that favorably when you are applying post degree. </p>
<p>hmom5, you are definitely coming off as the more insecure one on this post relating to college badges. sure having the badge goes a long way, but the firms don’t recruit exclusively from ivy league schools.</p>
<p>spidey, what does his question have to do with obama’s public policy at all? sounds more like your one of those uneducated women screaming “I want my america back” on FOX relating to the health care reform. go watch some more glenn beck, maybe he will share your opinion.</p>
<p>good luck.</p>
<p>^ Why do the rabid-liberal types always bring up fox? You almost looked like you might be making a point, but you were actually destroying all potential respect I may have had for you now or in the future.</p>
<p>In my business program, we take calculus 1 and 2 (full calc; the kind engineers take) and statistics, as well as a bunch of finance and accounting classes where we do math that most econ majors won’t. Econ majors may do more math than a lot of majors, but it’s still the alumni at universities where there are no business programs that boost the stats for econ majors and at schools with business programs, the best jobs go to the business students first.</p>
<p>-side note-
Thanks for the rabid liberal comment, although I find it pertinent to mention that I am not liberal. I harbor no political affiliation, although I am fiscally conservative.
FoxNews is a program that should be universally hated for both its fear mongering, and its preying upon the weak minded with questions that manipulate viewers that are more simple in nature.
If it makes you feel better I also liken FOX to MSNBC, FOX is just much better at fear mongering. Rupert Murdoch is a sly old dog.<br>
and hey if it weren’t for fox, we wouldn’t have the simpsons. </p>
<p>-back to the op-
I was thinking more along the lines of an economics degree with quantitative analysis or something along those lines. that would be the most applicable degree to a finance job. me personally, dual majoring in bus econ and math. a lot of business administration degrees only require 1-2 calc classes at best, with a lot of them being watered down. when you are at a big name school the difference in these two degrees is probably negligible, but if your coming from a mid tier state school I firmly believe an economics degree(with some sort of math emphasis) is the better decision for future employability.</p>
<p>I’m in Drexel’s undergrad joint Business and Engineering Degree where you can concentrate in Economics (or any other concentration such as Finance, Accounting, etc). It has more math than traditional engineers take, and has a heavy emphasis on statistics, operations research and industrial engineering classes. you also take physics, chemistry, and engineering electives, etc. You can take the degree a lot of ways, but some concentrate in Finance or Economics (or even double concentrate) and go on to work in highly quantitative wall street jobs.</p>
<p>personally, i feel like a lot of IB jobs are overrated. last year i went on a goldman interview to see the environment but instead went for a big 4 consulting job. seems like IB guys are overworked and don’t have any fun, even though their egos are high. i’ve spoken to A LOT of professors, and it does seem quant is the wave of the future and it will get you a great job, wherever you want to go (no not just IB… marketing, OPM, as an entrepreneur, accounting, international business, etc). That being said, I don’t think a pure economics degree qualifies as “quant”. Mathematics, Engineering, Operations Research, Statistics, etc. Economics is still a great field, especially if you want to double major or minor.</p>
<p>You may also want to look into a similar program to Drexel at UPENN called Management & Technology. Shoot me a message if you have any questions</p>
<p>hmom, what about an econ major at Upenn. Will they be looked down upon because of Wharton?</p>
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<p>I disagree with this. If you go to a school that has business, GO TO THE BUSINESS SCHOOL. Usually, the business school is more selective, and more selective is seen as brighter kids (whether or not that’s true is a separate issue), but I’d say doing econ, especially if you can get into business is not a smart move. If you really love econ, or you couldn’t get into business, then take more quant and whatever finance classes you can to either emphasize the strengths of econ versus a finance degree, which may end up helping you come hiring time.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t say “looked down”. At Penn, a lot of wanna be quants are in the finance program there. The economics major there is a little bit different, a lot of students are in the PPE Program (Politics, Philosophy, and Economics), a major that combines all three. Students in this major use it before entering law or public service. Wharton may be a well known and prestigious school, but I encourage you to look for a college that you’ll be happy in and that you think will give you the best opportunities for whatever you are looking to do. If you are worried about “getting looked down upon” at Penn for being an economics major, you are in the completely wrong mindset.</p>