<p>How quantitative is the way economics is taught at Columbia? To clarify what that means, a LAC would usually teach a very non-quantitative approach to economics, while a school like MIT treats it like applied mathematics. Where does Columbia stand on this spectrum?</p>
<p>^it’s probably in between, but you can choose to make it relatively qualitative or highly quantitative through your electives as you please. Columbia has many econ-math majors as well as econ-poli sci majors, so you get both sides. Econ is excellent at columbia, it gives a good base without being too intimidating if you have no interest in higher studies, but it also has some great quant elective classes which prepare you very well for a phd program or a quant-econ related job.</p>
<p>Also, in case you didn’t know, there are around six distinct econ majors/dual majors, which is unique for top schools that usually only offer econ and econ-math.</p>
<p>Columbia’s:
Econ
Econ-Mathmatics
Econ-Philosophy
Econ-Statistics
Econ-Political Science
Financial Economics (Replaces Econ-Operations Research)</p>
<p>Thanks a lot. I didn’t know there was such a variety of combinations.</p>