Econ vs. Finance as a major

happy1
Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:33:54 +0000

Economics and finance are different majors. Economics is a liberal arts course of study and gets very theoretical at the upper levels. In contrast, if a student attends an undergraduate business school he/she will take a business core with introductory classes in subjects such as accounting, finance, IT, marketing, etc. and then will major in one of those disciplines. One path is not better than the other, but they are different. I would suggest the student look at the required coursework (can be found online) for both an undergrad b-school and an economics major and see if one path is preferable.