Accounting or Finance and why?
2007-02-13 13:05:54 · 5 answers · asked by yoyay!! 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
"Financially" speaking, I would definitely go with Finance. You have a lot more opportunity to make money with finance.
For example, I am an investment banker. Accounting certainly helps, but being able to act as a financial analyst is what got me to the position I am in now. I cannot imagine that I would have ever made more money with an Accounting degree.
Accounting will get you accounting jobs whereas finance is a broader spectrum with greater business applications that pay much much better!
Best of luck!
2007-02-13 13:17:37 · answer #1 · answered by TheAnswerChicks 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With Accounting you will be working more with numbers than you will with people/companies or planning.
With Finance you will be able to focus more on the future, planning with people/companies about their money.
Accounting has a bad rep as "crunching numbers," whereas Finance can be a more fulfilling career. Both require gaining some momentum before any major cash flow comes in, and Finance might take a little longer to get a large income.
In the end, Finance has a higher fun factor, and unless you don't enjoy working with people, it would be the better choice over Accounting.
2007-02-13 21:22:12 · answer #2 · answered by Tim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Since both typically get you to the same outcome when it comes toa job/career you should consider what your plans are after the degree. Thre are some companies that would like you to see you have a background in certain math or business courses. So decide which major has ancillary courses and electives that you think you are more comfortable with; or that you think your potential employer would find more valuable. At some schools they are so closely related you could probably find a way to make one a minor of the other by using your electives.
2007-02-13 21:14:43 · answer #3 · answered by dapoetic1 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do both.
I couldn't make up my mind and that's what I'm doing with International Public Relations and Marketing. Finance and Accounting are so similar that I don't think it would be too hard to double major.
2007-02-13 22:06:02 · answer #4 · answered by BurkaBabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're both doing with the same, but if you want money wise, then bcome an Accountant
2007-02-13 21:09:56 · answer #5 · answered by apple|addikt. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋