Does anybody want to share his/her opinion about what I should take to be my secondary degree: IT or Banking?

Question

I am currently taking Accounting as my first degree. My School will offer students to take another degree if they have sufficient grade at first year last semester. I am good at computing and I love mathematics. Both degrees satisfy me. I just want to choose one with best suit both me and everyone else. Anyone can share his/her experience or opinion with me?

Answer 1

Work with computers, IT, with people, Banking.
Looks like computers since you love math.

Answer 2

IT degrees has little value in the industry. As a free lance consultant with 14 years on the job on Wall Street, I'd strongly advise a banking degree (or any other degree). Any IT college class is worthless the day you show up, and most of the time you'll be learning things on the job that never existed 2 months prior.

Get the degrees that will have some form of lasting value to seperate you from the india IT degree churn. I know I drop masters and doctorate IT degree resumes as not being worth the hassle, and I know most IT managers do the same. IT experience plus other 'real world' degree is always king.

The quick certs (MCSE, CCNA etc) have more current industry value than an outdated degree from any univerisity. I'm actually following a similar path (accounting degree, now going for Law school) and it makes a difference on the interviews when you have the extra knowledge that the other techs can't claim.

Answer 3

Do IT. With a background in accounting, you are already a good candidate for many banking jobs. An IT degree will give you more varied opportunities in other industries other than banking.

Answer 4

Banking.

IT is all moving off-shore at low wages.

Answer 5

IT has more options.