Anonymous wrote:Penn
MIT
Cornell
NYU
Georgetown
Berkeley
UCLA
USC
UVA
UMich

That is my kid’s rough list.

UCLA doesn’t have an undergraduate business school. .

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Anonymous wrote:“2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for. “

Ridiculous statement. Some of the top undergraduate business schools are at elite universities. Wharton, Sloan, etc.

Sloan is grad.

https://mitsloan.mit.edu/undergrad

Anonymous wrote:Penn
MIT
Cornell
NYU
Georgetown
Berkeley
UCLA
USC
UVA
UMich

That is my kid’s rough list.

I would add Emory, WasU, Notre Dame

Anonymous wrote:Penn
MIT
Cornell
NYU
Georgetown
Berkeley
UCLA
USC
UVA
UMich

That is my kid’s rough list.

Well, would you look at that? A poster who actually answered OP's question. Thank you!

Anonymous wrote:UGA, Rice, UT Austin, Vandy, UF, Ole Miss

Huh? Vandy doesn't even have undergrad business...and UGA?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:“2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for. “

Ridiculous statement. Some of the top undergraduate business schools are at elite universities. Wharton, Sloan, etc.

Sloan is grad.

Also, Wharton is UPenn and is T20

I worked at a NYC I-bank and yes. Wharton students were recruit targets. But so were UPenn students, Barnard College English majors. The (well-known) form I worked at targeted top colleges/university grads with degrees that did not need to be business or Econ. But name brand school was a requirement.

For smaller firms and firms outside of NYC it might be different and they might cast a wider net. Certainly for accounting firms, having an accounting degree is important. But, I don’t think a business undergraduate degree is needed to work in all business roles.

Anonymous wrote:“2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for. “

Ridiculous statement. Some of the top undergraduate business schools are at elite universities. Wharton, Sloan, etc.

Sloan is grad.

Historically, many Ivy League schools considered business to be too pedestrian. Many people enter finance careers with degrees in economics, engineering, math, or science. This can involve a masters degree to switch areas.

Of course, there are business areas besides finance. These include accounting (CPA), manufacturing and supply chain management, marketing, organizational behavior and human resource management, information technology, and a vague combination of "entrepreneurship". These would be taught in the business school, not an economics department.

Penn
MIT
Cornell
NYU
Georgetown
Berkeley
UCLA
USC
UVA
UMich

That is my kid’s rough list.

“2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for. “

Ridiculous statement. Some of the top undergraduate business schools are at elite universities. Wharton, Sloan, etc.

Oh my gosh. Such unhelpful posts. Dear OP, a few thoughts:

1) 9th grade is early to be making a decision so my recommendation is that you encourage him to keep his options open.

2) “business” is a wide field. If he is thinking finance at a top investment bank / private equity / asset management firm (that is what is highly compensated) then a liberal arts or Econ degree from a T20 school is what he’d would want to aim for.

3) He could got T50 for smaller financial firms

4) For business more generally, what is he interested in? Product development, product management, accounting, marketing, sales? (Sales is most highly compensated in that mix) I would suspect he/you wouldn’t know without experience. So maybe you son should reach out to some local businesses and try to do some informational interviews?

5) also just encourage your son to work in different businesses to get a feel for what he likes. Summer programs also have business options but can be pricey.

Now, meanwhile, I know the world of business and my DS wants to go into medicine which o know nothing about. Any advice?

UGA, Rice, UT Austin, Vandy, UF, Ole Miss

Anonymous wrote:Undergraduate business rankings are completely worthless. Not a single soul who actually works in business takes them seriously.

Saw a guy begging for money at traffic light with Wharton business sweater - looks like you maybe right.

Anonymous wrote:Undergraduate business rankings are completely worthless. Not a single soul who actually works in business takes them seriously.

Congrats! Most clueless comment ever on this board.

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Anonymous wrote:look at top schools with strong econ programs (harvard, chicago, yale, northwestern, duke, etc) - the top schools typically will not have an undergraduate business program/school.

This is not the answer to the question that the OP asked.

DP

Maybe. We really do not know whether OP's son wants to study business or whether his primary goal is to work in the business sector for which an undergraduate degree in economics would enable him to get to the same place.

Yes, we do. OP specifically said he "wants to study business in college." She didn't say what his "primary goal" was. She said he "wants to study business IN college." IN COLLEGE.

Couldn't have been more clear.

The original post also noted that the parents are doctors unfamiliar with business who wanted to know options and different programs.

And, yes, the original post could have been more clear, but the posters (parents) are unfamiliar with business both in school & in the real world according to my reading of their post.