<p>I am not really sure what the difference between the two is…</p>
<p>Which major do you think is better (for getting jobs…)?</p>
<p>And for law school?</p>
<p>Economics is more theory-based, and deals with issues like market systems (traditional, capitalist, command, and so forth), market mechanisms (think Adam Smith, and the invisible hand), and the ability of societies to “satisfy unlimited wants” with “scarce resources.”</p>
<p>Commerce is somewhat of a broad term, but for the most part, it focuses on the functions of trading between individuals, groups, corporations, and countries. One particular branch of commerce deals with marketing (most colleges would have this as a minor).</p>
<p>I would say that both have expansive career options, with a Bachelor’s in Economics more helpful for jobs as a Business Consultant/Economic Analyst, and a Bachelor’s in Commerce more helpful for jobs as a Marketing Agent/Business Executive. However, employers in the corporate world value both and do not award jobs that are mutually exclusive to the other.</p>
<p>Thank you so much, IvyRomantic, for the info!!!</p>
<p>kbs, if you look at [the</a> majors](<a href=“http://www.commerce.virginia.edu/academic_programs/undergraduate/undergraduate-genl.html]the”>http://www.commerce.virginia.edu/academic_programs/undergraduate/undergraduate-genl.html) within the [McIntire</a> School of Commerce at UVa](<a href=“http://www.commerce.virginia.edu/index_flash.html]McIntire”>http://www.commerce.virginia.edu/index_flash.html), you’ll see that they are the same as those found at undergraduate business schools. The Comm School is still considered a business school. </p>
<p>Don’t read into the different names too, too much.</p>