UT vs Berkeley economics

Inmotion12
Wed, 03 Aug 2011 19:25:21 +0000

By the way, if you truly have a “passion” for economics then you should be researching phd programs. A bachelors degree will only get you a low paying research assistant job, and if you ever want to move up beyond that you’ll need an advanced degree. Econ phds from top 50 programs make a ton of money in consulting and policy think-tanks. Top 25 econ phds make great money working for top universities. If you go into consulting or IB straight out of undergrad you will be working 60-100 hour weeks your first half-decade out of school. Econ phds go straight into senior associate/consulting positions or into assistant professorships, where they still have to produce, but the hours of work are usually in the 40 hour range, which is amazing considering the starting salary is >100K.