<p>Which would provide greater value to a Finance degree? BA in Economics or BS in Actuarial Science?</p>
<p>A BS in Actuarial Science. Personally, I would do economics because Im interested in it but insofar as landing a job, a BS with a BBA looks better than a BA with a BBA.</p>
<p>To that extent, I suppose you’re right, but wouldn’t you say that Economics and Actuarial Science track to different fields? How broad are my options though with actuarial science? I get the impression that actuarial science is narrower in focus (seems more pertinent to the insurance industry) whereas economics opens up a wider amount of opportunities. I do think, however, that actuarial science is the more quantitatively oriented than economics…at least at UT.</p>
<p>You are correct on all of your points. To be honest, your recruiting will be done through McCombs (unless you want to be an actuary), so employers will care less whether you double major in fin/AS or fin/econ. Recruiters will care more about your relevant internships and GPA than your double major.</p>