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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]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 [/quote]

The curriculum is not the same as an actual economics degree.  My kid is at Wharton and your only requirement is Micro and Macro.  You don’t have to take another economics class ever if you don’t want.

An economics major will of course take far more theoretical classes than a Wharton finance concentration.  The finance classes can be difficult and somewhat theoretical (company valuation especially since the Internet boom has become more art than science), but it is very different than even a Penn Econ major.

There are many top schools where you receive a BBA that are functionally equivalent to a Wharton BSE.  There are of course many schools that other a Business Administratiom major which are worthless.[/quote]

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