Cornell ILR vs. Northwestern Econ

I've been accepted to Northwestern University's economics major and Cornell ILR. I was wondering which school would be better for an ibanking/financial career? I know that NU's econ is really strong and that I will have a large possibility of landing a job in Chicago. However, even though I will be attending Cornell as an industrial labor relations major, I have heard of many people from ILR breaking into ibanking and financial careers. In addition, I know that Cornell's Ivy league brand name will help and that it is a target school for most finance firms. But the only concern that is holding me back is that I will be majoring as an Industrial Labor Relations major. I was wondering how hard/likely/possible it is to break into finance through ILR. Will (Cornell ILR+Ivy League Brand Name)>Northwestern Econ? Thanks!

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