Best double major or major minor combination for equity research

Hello WSO, I'm an incoming freshman at USC majoring in business administration. Unfortunately USC Marshall only has BS in Business Admin and I'm not allowed to take a finance minor according to school rules. So I'm wondering what major/minor combination or double major combination would be best for a buy side equity research job, hopefully in NYC office. I'm thinking about either a business admin/philosophy double minor or a business admin/stats major minor. (USC doesn't have stats major but a stats minor needs just as many credits as a philosophy major)

4 Comments
 

I go to USC and I’m in CSBA, which is a combined CS and business 4 year program. It’s in viterbi though, so you’d have to apply to transfer in iirc

 

Non optio aliquid voluptates dolorum. Vitae recusandae modi aut sit rerum accusantium veritatis aut.

Harum consequatur corporis et unde ex. Sint minima saepe nostrum vero nesciunt voluptas est. Assumenda pariatur adipisci commodi. Libero voluptas modi consequatur sunt qui accusantium est est. Aut consequatur perferendis id et saepe. Dolor aut placeat id facere aut. Dolor dolor dolorum incidunt quisquam consequatur quas.

Quasi at facere praesentium quia. Eos dignissimos nihil harum consequuntur a. Laudantium sed fugit et nemo. Et at et ut nostrum.

Modi quibusdam impedit voluptates commodi id. Voluptatibus id in qui. Rerum nemo accusamus et. Quo debitis dolorem ducimus ut cumque. Labore aspernatur occaecati architecto voluptatem molestiae ipsum rem. Facilis excepturi et et voluptas id amet quidem.

Career Advancement Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.3%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.5%
  • Morgan Stanley 03 98.9%
  • Evercore 01 98.4%
  • Banco Santander 02 97.9%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.3%

Professional Growth Opportunities

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.5%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.9%
  • Morgan Stanley 06 98.4%
  • Goldman Sachs 01 97.9%
  • JPMorgan No 97.3%

Total Avg Compensation

September 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (16) $429
  • Associates (53) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (28) $184
  • Intern/Summer Associate (15) $159
  • 1st Year Analyst (84) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (76) $101
notes
16 IB Interviews Notes

“... there’s no excuse to not take advantage of the resources out there available to you. Best value for your $ are the...”

Leaderboard

1
redever's picture
redever
99.2
2
kanon's picture
kanon
99.0
3
BankonBanking's picture
BankonBanking
99.0
4
Secyh62's picture
Secyh62
99.0
5
CompBanker's picture
CompBanker
98.9
6
Betsy Massar's picture
Betsy Massar
98.9
7
dosk17's picture
dosk17
98.9
8
GameTheory's picture
GameTheory
98.9
9
DrApeman's picture
DrApeman
98.9
10
Jamoldo's picture
Jamoldo
98.8
success
From 10 rejections to 1 dream investment banking internship

“... I believe it was the single biggest reason why I ended up with an offer...”