i know this is a question i see alot but which is the better major finance or accounting.?

Question

i know that they kinda go hand and hand and you can get a degree in one of them and go into the other but which is better, and how hard is a accounting degree since i know finance is a little easier, i already took financial and managerial accounting and did ok in them but not very good, i got a B and C respectively

Answer 1

They are related, since both may deal in some way with financial statements, but they aren't that close. I don't know who told you that you can study one and go into the other field, but I've never seen that happen, especially I've never heard of a finance major going to work in an accounting firm. And to the person who said that she planned to study them together, I have to say that in 28 years of teaching business, I have never run across this program that lets you do both (although with the 150 hour rule becoming the norm in many, if not most, states, it may be possible to either get a second major in finance or an MBA in Finance in very little additional time.

As I see it, the major difference is that accounting seems to be more about organization and control, while finance is more about planning. Finance is more closely tied to overall business strategy. The people who do well in accounting are quite different, usually, than the people who do well in finance. Accountants tend to be very detail-oriented, cautious, and conservative. Finance people tend to be more risk-taking, big picture types. Finance generally requires more sophisticated math than does accounting, which requires more basic arithmetic, but accounting has more rules and things to memorize.

Answer 2

I was certain you could take both as a single major "Accounting and Finance", actually that's what I plan to study, but now you've left me doubting, why dont you do some research anyway...I guess it depends on the college too...I personally dont want one without the other, they form the perfect complement, and widen greatly your career options...

I DIDNT actually make it up.....
http://www.collegeboard.com/csearch/majors_careers/profiles/majors/52.0304.html