Accounting or Business Analytics as second major?

I am currently a freshman at a semi-target trying to decide what I should declare as my second major. I am trying to decide between accounting and business analytics. My first major is finance. I enjoy both and believe that my grades would be pretty equal in either major. So which one do I choose? Accounting seems smart, but analytics is the next big thing. Would business analytics be helpful at all in IB?

Thanks

3 Comments
 

I got my degree in Accounting (so my response is bias)

I have worked as an accountant as well. I know financial analyst roles recruiters contact me because of my accounting background. basically to be in finance - companies like people with accounting background in general.

I was a finance major first, but i switched over to accounting. it gave me more value and it was more challenging IMO.

as for business analytics? eh, those technical tools you can learn on your own.

"Time is the class in which we learn, time is the fire in which be burn."
 

Ipsam quia deserunt doloremque sit nobis voluptate harum. Totam est nulla ut suscipit debitis vel explicabo. Dolorem fugit voluptatum ut qui neque sit in quo. Sit ab quisquam optio velit. Magnam consectetur laboriosam modi rerum molestiae asperiores consequuntur reiciendis.

Career Advancement Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Evercore 01 99.4%
  • Moelis & Company 01 98.8%
  • JPMorgan 01 98.2%
  • Guggenheim Partners 01 97.7%
  • Morgan Stanley 07 97.1%

Overall Employee Satisfaction

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Morgan Stanley 01 98.8%
  • Evercore 01 98.2%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.6%
  • Banco Santander 01 97.1%

Professional Growth Opportunities

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Moelis & Company No 99.4%
  • Evercore No 98.8%
  • Morgan Stanley 05 98.2%
  • JPMorgan No 97.7%
  • BMO Capital Markets 12 97.1%

Total Avg Compensation

June 2026 Investment Banking

  • Vice President (14) $434
  • Associates (43) $259
  • 3rd+ Year Analyst (8) $210
  • 2nd Year Analyst (22) $179
  • Intern/Summer Associate (13) $156
  • 1st Year Analyst (75) $151
  • Intern/Summer Analyst (66) $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

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...”