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I'm currently a junior at a lowish ranked school (number 60 on US News rankings) double majoring in economics and computer science with a 3.3 GPA. I will likely graduated in December if I take summer classes (I will be 21- tradition student).
After struggling through some of my theoretical computer science classes, I've decided that is not the path I want to further my studies in. It neither interests me greatly, nor do I have the natural ability to do well in it. I also don't have the experience required to actually have a software related job.
Economics fascinates me more, but it is too broad for it to lead to any self sustaining job at any level below PhD for the average individual. Both finance and information tech seem to have more job opportunities. I'm looking for a job that pays around 40k/year, but I'll settle for 30k/year.
Based on my undergraduate experience information technology seems to be better suited. However, it's hard for me to find a college that actually offers this degree in a normal grad school setting as most are aimed for working professionals (thus offered as night classes/online/etc). I also only want to be in school for a max of 2 years for a master's program, preferably one.
I honestly know little about finance minus the one class I took for it. It seems that finance is more applicable than economics. I.e Finance uses/amends the formulas that economists come up with. It also seems to have plenty of job opportunities. The options for a finance masters seem to be much greater and more to my liking (Tradition setting).
I should add, money is not an issue. Also, I'd like my programming skills to come in use one day something that doesn't seem possible with a master's in finance.
I've also thought about leaving school and just joining the industry, but I'm fairly certain if I did that, I'll never return to school (I'm not much of an academic). A master's degree seems to be necessary to actually get a self staining job. One day I'll like to not live off my parents.
Last edited by toobusytoday; 02-23-2014 at 12:48 PM..
Whichever one you enjoy doing and can see yourself doing ten years down the road. I'm in the finance field and i can tell you that its a very difficult industry to break into off the bat(especially lucrative repurable position) but once your in it and work for a good company within the industry opportunities are pretty set.
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