Which major, MIS or Accounting (need experienced opinion)

raellis123
Sat, 24 Mar 2012 13:13:42 +0000

There are plenty of jobs in the business world for people with MIS degrees. It is true that for the most technical positions (like a systems designer/architect) a computer science degree is better, and it is also better if you are working in computing in a scientific context. But MIS will work just fine for business application programming, analysis, testing, project management, networking & systems administration, help desk support, and similar types of roles.

On the accounting front I would assume that a Big 4 would help you get the CPA if you have the appropriate degree, but that is really outside my expertise and experience. Maybe someone else can comment on that.