Economics or Business major?

Question

I'm having trouble deciding between the two majors. What's the difference? Which major looks "better" to employers? What kinds of jobs can i get with each? What do the salaries look like for each?

Answer 1

If you are planning on going to work in an entry-level business job, and not going on to graduate school, I would go for the business degree. If you want to go on for more education afterwards, you might do better with the economics degree. You can always get an MBA afterward, and you won't end up repeating courses. If you want to be an economist, definitely the degree in economics.

Answer 2

Business Majors arguably are more marketable than Economics majors because it involves real-world applications and more practical knowledge than Economics, which is generally based on theory, graphs, and mathematical equations. I am an Economics major, and I maybe biased here, but Economics seems to be the better major. Alot of people respect it, some more than Business, and it gives you the critical-thinking, mathematical, and qualitative skills to be successful. And employers like that. I hope this helps.

Answer 3

You usually cannot major in "business", but in business fields such as management, marketing, finance, accounting, etc. They are all good fields, but I am partial to accounting because I am an accountant.