What Major For Valuation?

Hey Everyone,

Recently, I've garnered an interest in Valuation to start my career - and potentially keep it going as I move forward. But to do valuation, should I major in accounting or finance?

I've been hearing so many mixed responses, and cannot tell. I personally love finance more than accounting, but just want to get feedback from people with experience.

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I know at least at my school, with a finance major, we had to take at least 9 credit hours of accounting beyond the basic level. I think for valuation, as long as you understand the basic accounting behind where numbers came from, that a base in accounting would be nice, but the more important part would be the theory/predictive nature of finance. So I'd say finance major, and if you have the time add accounting as a double major or minor

 

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