<p>Watermark, what do you mean by “placement?”
on average, econ majors make more than business majors. This is true even at Berkely’s Haas school of business which is far harder to get into that Econ. The scales tip even higher if you take quantitative economics or econometrics since those can land you solid jobs(investment banking for example)</p>
<p>forgive me for stat whoring but…
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<p>median mid career for econ is about 100k, for business management, it’s 72k and accounting, it’s 77k. When you look at the upper brackets 145, 102, 108 at the 75th percentile and at the 90th percentile, it’s 210, 147, 195.
that said, the Ivy league doesn’t offer business degrees and it DOES offer econ degrees, so the numbers at the top will be a bit skewed, likewise, most places offering business are CSU level colleges so the low end there is drug down a bit too (remember, you have to evaluate WHAT comprises each category)</p>
<p>moral of the story, it pays to be a numbers guy. It’s why engineers, mathematicians and scientists do the best on the whole. People always ask what an Econ degree can get me into job wise. Saying “Investment Banking” shuts people up(even if you have no intention of selling your soul)</p>
<p>as for which works… can’t really say both have their strengths and weaknesses, FYI management sciences at UCSD is basically a juiced up econ major FYI. I don’t think you can go wrong either way. Do remember though, if you live at home, you can save on living expenses and this will let you get by with working less and you will (hopefully) have higher grades as well. Just remember that if you intend to do graduate studies, where you get your degree won’t matter so much.</p>