Why don’t top schools have business majors

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Anonymous wrote:The top undergraduate “business” schools (Penn’s Wharton, MiT sloan) do not have the same middling business degree (BBA) as lesser schools, instead they have a Bachelor of Science in Economics or equivalent. That and the rigorous coursework is why these schools are respected highly for undergrad business-related majors. The curriculum is very similar to a BS in Econ at other ivies or Stanford. There is a reason these schools are top targets.
A “business” BBA degree is not well respected because it is not rigorous

I’m pretty sure Notre Dame Mendoza Bschool confers a BBA….. it’s a top 10 program so, you’re wrong.

It’s just semantics. The top business programs all look very similar in terms of requirements outside the core business concentrations and none just offer a nonsense Business Administration degree.

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Students who attend the top 10-20 undergraduate business programs in U.S. are extremely strong academically. These are very competitive programs precisely because they confer a valuable credential.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m curious as to why Wharton is a BS in Econ with the minimum Econ requirements being Econ one and two? At most schools this would barely get you the BA in Econ.

Anyway, what about schools like UTexas, Ross, or ND that offer BBA….are these not considered prestigious, specifically for business, not talking about other majors.

Yes, of course they are. Outside of DCUM people don’t care about this meaningless distinction between BS vs BA vs BBA across different schools. They are evaluating you based on the school you attended, your grades, your major, your demonstrated knowledge, your work experience, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Business majors make the most sense for academically advanced kids who want to accelerate their education. Rather than an undergrad Econ major followed by MBA, if they are at a top school, an undergrad business major can provide the equivalent of an MBA.

The best example is a Wharton undergrad degree is viewed as the equivalent of an MBA.

🤣🤣🤣🤣 No, it’s not.

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

Really? I have an undergraduate business major and my classmates ended up in investment banking, consulting, marketing for large consumer goods firms, etc., none of my classmates with liberal arts degrees ended up in those roles. The engineers and scientists all ended up in their fields, too.

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

Really? I have an undergraduate business major and my classmates ended up in investment banking, consulting, marketing for large consumer goods firms, etc., none of my classmates with liberal arts degrees ended up in those roles. The engineers and scientists all ended up in their fields, too.

Me again, my degree was a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. I have a BS.

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

+1. Because a degree in "business administration" is basically useless. If you're smart enough to get into top schools, you're smart enough to major in econ, finance, or something specific.

At my university, the BS in Business Administration included Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Supply Chain/Operations, and Strategy. I've never seen Finance pulled out as its own degree before.

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

to make big bucks - i know someone went to Wharton and got really nice internship and later a nice paying jobs.

Wow, what a waste. I bet studying ethics, strategy, communications, management, accounting and all the other stuff that goes with a business degree will never be useful in any organization that person is a part of. /s

Lol. The "ethics", "strategy", "communications", "accounting", etc presented in a Business degree is the most watered-down, barebones outline of those concepts possible. Sort of like the way all kids take "math" in high school, but we know there is a big difference between the "math" presented in AP Calculus BC and some kind of general track 12th grade math.

I really enjoy the stay at home mom arguing about college degrees, it's so cute. Did you major in....interior design or art history?

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

to make big bucks - i know someone went to Wharton and got really nice internship and later a nice paying jobs.

Wow, what a waste. I bet studying ethics, strategy, communications, management, accounting and all the other stuff that goes with a business degree will never be useful in any organization that person is a part of. /s

Lol. The "ethics", "strategy", "communications", "accounting", etc presented in a Business degree is the most watered-down, barebones outline of those concepts possible. Sort of like the way all kids take "math" in high school, but we know there is a big difference between the "math" presented in AP Calculus BC and some kind of general track 12th grade math.

I really enjoy the stay at home mom arguing about college degrees, it's so cute. Did you major in....interior design or art history?

misogyny 👍 very classy

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Anonymous wrote:its not academic its vocational

Like Engineer and CS

like seamstress and chimney sweep, electrician and plumber.

understand now?

nurses, doctors, lawyers.. yep, I get it now.

No, doctors and lawyers have academic backgrounds.
Clearly you don't because you can't see the differences. oh boy.

Lawyers can have studied various subjects in their undergrad including business.

You think an engineer has no academic background? LOL

Whatever they study as undergraduates, lawyers do in fact study the law before they qualify.
And I did not mention engineers. You did that. Congratulations. You're basically just talking to your imaginary antagonist at this point.

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

+1. Because a degree in "business administration" is basically useless. If you're smart enough to get into top schools, you're smart enough to major in econ, finance, or something specific.

At my university, the BS in Business Administration included Finance, Accounting, Marketing, Supply Chain/Operations, and Strategy. I've never seen Finance pulled out as its own degree before.

Not even as a major or concentration?? All of the ones you mentioned are specializations at the top business schools, along with many more concentrations like Analytics, Business Econometrics, Data Science, and Real Estate….

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

to make big bucks - i know someone went to Wharton and got really nice internship and later a nice paying jobs.

Wow, what a waste. I bet studying ethics, strategy, communications, management, accounting and all the other stuff that goes with a business degree will never be useful in any organization that person is a part of. /s

Lol. The "ethics", "strategy", "communications", "accounting", etc presented in a Business degree is the most watered-down, barebones outline of those concepts possible. Sort of like the way all kids take "math" in high school, but we know there is a big difference between the "math" presented in AP Calculus BC and some kind of general track 12th grade math.

I really enjoy the stay at home mom arguing about college degrees, it's so cute. Did you major in....interior design or art history?

I’m convinced the PP harping on and on about watered down business degrees is coming from some podunk state uni with an 80% acceptance rate. Her ignorance is alarming

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

to make big bucks - i know someone went to Wharton and got really nice internship and later a nice paying jobs.

Wow, what a waste. I bet studying ethics, strategy, communications, management, accounting and all the other stuff that goes with a business degree will never be useful in any organization that person is a part of. /s

Lol. The "ethics", "strategy", "communications", "accounting", etc presented in a Business degree is the most watered-down, barebones outline of those concepts possible. Sort of like the way all kids take "math" in high school, but we know there is a big difference between the "math" presented in AP Calculus BC and some kind of general track 12th grade math.

I really enjoy the stay at home mom arguing about college degrees, it's so cute. Did you major in....interior design or art history?

I’m convinced the PP harping on and on about watered down business degrees is coming from some podunk state uni with an 80% acceptance rate. Her ignorance is alarming

At 80% acceptance rate podunk state schools, business majors are still much better than humanities and such.

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Anonymous wrote:For an undergraduate education, a business major is completely useless. I don't know why people waste time with a degree in business.

to make big bucks - i know someone went to Wharton and got really nice internship and later a nice paying jobs.

Wow, what a waste. I bet studying ethics, strategy, communications, management, accounting and all the other stuff that goes with a business degree will never be useful in any organization that person is a part of. /s

Lol. The "ethics", "strategy", "communications", "accounting", etc presented in a Business degree is the most watered-down, barebones outline of those concepts possible. Sort of like the way all kids take "math" in high school, but we know there is a big difference between the "math" presented in AP Calculus BC and some kind of general track 12th grade math.

I really enjoy the stay at home mom arguing about college degrees, it's so cute. Did you major in....interior design or art history?

I’m convinced the PP harping on and on about watered down business degrees is coming from some podunk state uni with an 80% acceptance rate. Her ignorance is alarming

Disagree. That PP was probably an English major at a LAC.