<p>It’s in the college of liberal arts and sciences. I plan to minor in business so I have the business core. My school is CU Denver…related to CU Boulder.</p>
<p>Will it be difficult to make a decent salary with a high GPA? Decent being like a Finance major salary.</p>
<p>It IS an ASCVB accredited school or whatever that business seal is called.</p>
<p>I am disapointed there were no Economics Business schools in Colorado…</p>
<p>The only one i could find was Denver University…and i couldn’t afford it.</p>
<p>I am also 24. I have 2 more years till I graduate</p>
<p>Bottom line: Is my degree about as worthless as a history</p>
<p>is it worthless?</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>want to be an underwriter</p>
<p>Econ is very similar to business so you should be fine there. I tend to think a BS in econ is better than a BA in econ, but that is more personal opinion. Look at local banks in your area or on the West Coast and start trying to get an internship or network with alumni. Denver has some decent finance to it so start looking for smaller places to intern. This should help you get a job when the time comes.</p>
<p>I would think you would be ok.</p>
<p>I am having a similar problem with my college choices
NC State has Econ at the Poole College of Management
UNC-Chapel Hill has Econ at the college of arts and sciences</p>
<p>Im considering double majoring in Econ and Finance if I go to UNC</p>
<p>^^^^^^^^^Economics is different from business. Hence, I am minoring in business to obtian the business core. I am considering that or risk management.</p>
<p>I should probably just be majoring in business</p>
<p>I want to enter the insurance industry/banks as a Commerical Underwriter</p>
<p>I think the goal should be to secure an entry level insurance/bank position…teller/claims adjuster…</p>
<p>So you’re saying a history degree is worthless?</p>
<p>I guess I should clarify that. That was quite ignorant. As you know. Some college degrees have more value on the job market than others. While no degree is “worthless,” a degree in Accounting holds more value to employers than one in say Art History.</p>
<p>Where does Economics fall in terms of value to employers?</p>
<p>I’ve actually seen many lists and heard from a lot of people that a degree in Economics has more value than a degree in Business. </p>
<p>Since economics can be very hard for a lot of people, it is very marketable. Think about it, what employer wouldn’t like someone who understands the economy, and understands it enough to have been able to get a degree in it? </p>
<p>Among required business classes, the 4 that people usually struggle the most in are the 2 accounting classes, Financial and Managerial, and the 2 economics classes, Macro and Micro, because they tend to require a lot more effort to pass than most of the others. </p>
<p>It also usually offers the highest salaries among non-science degrees. </p>
<p>Don’t underestimate it, you can do a lot with it as long as you know your value and can convince employers that you’re best for the job.</p>
<p>I see^^^</p>
<p>Luckily, I enjoy the subject…</p>
<p>My minor in business managment surveys the entire business required classes…</p>
<p>What employer wouldn’t like someone who understands the Economy AND has a general idea of busines?</p>
<p>I don’t know. I had the privilege of speaking to a CEO of a major fourtune 500 company. He said that in business the key to succeeeding is being a specialist(my econ major) as well as being a generlist in business(my business minor). In doing so, you can relate to other business professions. </p>
<p>Of course, with my degree combination, you would think it
would be in the college of busininess…</p>
<p>Economics is a very good undergrad major. The keys to being successful in business usually have little to do with your college major. </p>
<p>For example, I just read an article (although it was about PhDs) that talked about how most successful entrepreneurial ventures recently are coming from science and engineering graduates and not business graduates. The article stated the reason for this is that the business skills needed to succed are best learned in the “real world” and can be picked up by science/engineering majors as they go. </p>
<p>In contrast, business majors cannot simply pick up the hard skills engineering or science majors have as they go, they would have to return to school for many years. I do believe business as an undergrad has that problem in that forces you to have such a narrow focus in the years where you should be getting a broad education and “learning how to learn” and not just learning technicalities that can be picked up later on.</p>
<p>Which is why I chose to minor in business. I will have the qauntitive skills of an Econ major, and I will have the core classes of a business major</p>
<p>With the exception of finance/accounting, the vast majority of the business core consists of little more than memorizing specific terms that you will never use to describe things you already know.
I’d argue that an art history minor would be just as relevant.
Also, a minor rarely if ever even goes on a resume. I can’t imagine it making the slightest difference. </p>
<p>I think you’re overplaying the importance of your major. I was a summer analyst at a large investment bank this summer and am returning full time this year. The other summer analysts majored in everything from history to chemical engineering. Everything you need to know, with the possible exception of the math(for those who worked with some of the more exotic products), is taught on the job.</p>
<p>“Worried about my Economics Undergrad being worthless because…It’s in the college of liberal arts and sciences.”</p>
<p>Don’t be ridiculous. Economics is economics. Some schools have a econ dept. that is shared across the business school and the A&S school; some put the dept. in the business school; and, some put it in A&S. The usual difference between econ majors in a business school vs. in a A&S school is that those in the business school must complete requirements in each business subspecialty (which you’re doing with your minor); those in the A&S school usually have more room for electives outside their major, a language requirement, and perhaps, a stronger gen ed core.</p>
<p>It’s a plus that you’re in the A&S school. You’ll get a broader education and maybe develop some of the writing and other skills that many business majors often lack.</p>
<p>angryelf: </p>
<p>I appreciate your support! However:</p>
<p>1.)Something tells me the History and Chemical Engineering majors went to GOOD schools which I’m not doing. CU Denver is a mediocre school.</p>
<p>2.) I do think you need a base knowledge of business to work with.
I don’t know how willing an employer would be to teach you the<br>
fundementals of Accounting and Finance. </p>
<p>Take it from someone who has no college degree. It’s VERY hard to get an employer to train you for a new job as they view you as a drooling idiot. Now, someone with a degree is not considered a drooling idiot. However, I think an employer would prefer someone with an Accounting background as they are more easily trained.</p>
<p>zapfindo.</p>
<p>The issue I am seeing is that there ARE positions for Economics majors within the business world that Accounting/Finance majors can obtain(Financial Analyst). However, upon entering those positions, an Economics majors would have CONSIDERABLY more to learn relative to a Finance/Accounting major who has beem studying debt ratios ect.</p>
<p>Hence, I chose to minor in business with a Finance speciality to give me those essential fundementals to start off with on the job.</p>
<p>I think I would enjoy being a commericial Underwriter within the insurance industry. There is job stability and it requires a qauntitive
mind which economics will provide me with.</p>
<p>Just a few more years</p>