Why are DCUM parents less inclined to have their child major in business?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many good schools don’t even have undergrad business degrees.

This. Think about that.

and some actually have created undergrad degrees in business like Cal. When I went to college in CA, call didn't have an undergrad business program; they do now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are these liberal arts majors finding jobs?

My husband and I were liberal arts majors and we are suffering in the job market in our thirties. We will advise our children to study business!

most required grad degrees.

Go with Business concentration in Finance or Accounting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are these liberal arts majors finding jobs?

My husband and I were liberal arts majors and we are suffering in the job market in our thirties. We will advise our children to study business!

They get internships.
Math and Physics Majors nab internships in finance and tech.
Anthropology/Sociology people place well into "People" teams aka HR, and they do very well when it comes to program development/non profit structure teams.
English/History majors are all over the map and can write which is always a plus.
A lot of Ethnic/Women studies in HR too along with Policy.
Econ/Government/IR end up in many similar spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

dp.. the way it general works is you are a business major, then pick a track, like accounting or finance. Most colleges don't have a "finance" major. It's within the business major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snobbery?

STEM is hot. Law is prestigious. DCUM seems to not like many majors outside those fields.

I think degrees in nursing, early childhood education, soil science, construction management, etc. are all better than a business degree, and I imagine that most DCUMers would agree with me. It's not about snobbery at all.

Early childhood education is important but you run the risk of making as low as minimum wage for your entire career. It would be a terrible financial decision to major in it.

Disagree. Elementary school pay is not minimum wage. I just looked it up and in my district (Arlington) pay starts at 35 dollars an hour, plus benefits, for a 10-month job. Annual raises aren't great but if you do some online coursework to get a masters and you teach year-round, you can definitely be making 100K by the end of your career. I think elementary education is just as good as a general business degree in terms of ROI, all things considered. And we know that elementary education isn't a lucrative degree, which underscores how bad a business degree can be.

(To be clear, a business major is fine if you really hustle or already have connections, and obviously business-related majors like finance and accounting are way more lucrative than elementary education.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

dp.. the way it general works is you are a business major, then pick a track, like accounting or finance. Most colleges don't have a "finance" major. It's within the business major.

Okay I guess what I hear is "I'm studying finance" or "I'm studying accounting." It seems like people picking those better tracks don't say "I'm majoring in business," do they?

But basically I think we need to be clear that there are a TON of people who get a generic business degree and that is what I and other posters think is a poor choice. Or they hate PI and trash people studying finance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

+ 1.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

I think people are assuming you mean BA from a college or university, not the old business degrees that were for people studying stenography, etc. Some schools only allow majors/concentrations within a business college and a degree is a BBA without a subhead. So, I think people are not answering according to your definition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

dp.. the way it general works is you are a business major, then pick a track, like accounting or finance. Most colleges don't have a "finance" major. It's within the business major.

This is how it is at my son’s university.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snobbery?

STEM is hot. Law is prestigious. DCUM seems to not like many majors outside those fields.

I think degrees in nursing, early childhood education, soil science, construction management, etc. are all better than a business degree, and I imagine that most DCUMers would agree with me. It's not about snobbery at all.

Early childhood education is important but you run the risk of making as low as minimum wage for your entire career. It would be a terrible financial decision to major in it.

Disagree. Elementary school pay is not minimum wage. I just looked it up and in my district (Arlington) pay starts at 35 dollars an hour, plus benefits, for a 10-month job. Annual raises aren't great but if you do some online coursework to get a masters and you teach year-round, you can definitely be making 100K by the end of your career. I think elementary education is just as good as a general business degree in terms of ROI, all things considered. And we know that elementary education isn't a lucrative degree, which underscores how bad a business degree can be.

(To be clear, a business major is fine if you really hustle or already have connections, and obviously business-related majors like finance and accounting are way more lucrative than elementary education.)

Have you ever lived outside the DMV? And if you teach in MoCo, can you afford to live where your comfortable students live?

Elementary is very low paid in my state. Early childhood specialization is often what daycare staff get.

Business, engineering, cs interns get paid decent money. Student teaching might even cost the candidate $$$.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

I think people are assuming you mean BA from a college or university, not the old business degrees that were for people studying stenography, etc. Some schools only allow majors/concentrations within a business college and a degree is a BBA without a subhead. So, I think people are not answering according to your definition.

If a college offers a BBA degree with a concentration in finance, is that degree as marketable as a finance degree without the BBA ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are these liberal arts majors finding jobs?

My husband and I were liberal arts majors and we are suffering in the job market in our thirties. We will advise our children to study business!

They get internships.
Math and Physics Majors nab internships in finance and tech.
Anthropology/Sociology people place well into "People" teams aka HR, and they do very well when it comes to program development/non profit structure teams.
English/History majors are all over the map and can write which is always a plus.
A lot of Ethnic/Women studies in HR too along with Policy.
Econ/Government/IR end up in many similar spots.

Cool infographic? Some of us go to decent schools where this is less of a concern. Obviously don't get a sociology degree from Kent State lmao.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is a rather vulgar degree. My grandmother wouldn’t have let a business major into her front parlor, and I rather think she had the right idea.

Is that a euphemism?

😂

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As always, people still living in the 80s are clueless.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/college-major-highest-lowest-incomes/

Business analytics, Finance, MIS, Accounting are all under Business program.

That's why in general, business program is harder to get in and more competitive.

You know, there does exist a general "business major" that will accept anybody. When I say I don't want my child to major in business, I mean I don't want them to major in business. That does not mean I don't want them to pick a major under the business program, like accounting or finance.

dp.. the way it general works is you are a business major, then pick a track, like accounting or finance. Most colleges don't have a "finance" major. It's within the business major.

Okay I guess what I hear is "I'm studying finance" or "I'm studying accounting." It seems like people picking those better tracks don't say "I'm majoring in business," do they?

But basically I think we need to be clear that there are a TON of people who get a generic business degree and that is what I and other posters think is a poor choice. Or they hate PI and trash people studying finance.

What is a "generic business degree"?

-BBA grad with a concentration in market (eons ago) now working in tech.