So I am going to be a freshman next fall at Pitt. I'm majoring in Finance and plan to do a certificate in entrepreneurship and innovation. My advisor has encouraged me to take a good amount of extra accounting classes throughout my four years. However, my study abroad director, who was a business person himself, encouraged me to consider an economics minor.
If I want to get a job in investment banking and eventually go on to private equity/venture capital in about 3-5 years after graduation, is an economics minor or an accounting minor combined with a finance major more beneficial?
Thanks
accounting
Thanks, can I ask what your degrees were and what your career path has been so far, like positions and a timeline?
finance and econ.
Would have drop econ for accounting looking back.
Okay, do you think it would have helped with on job skills or do you mean more the interview/recruiting process?
Accounting, statistics or computer science. In that order.
I'm a rising senior at Pitt currently interning in PE. I'm just a finance major with no minor because I'm graduating early (this December, mainly due to saving money as I'm out-of-state) and I don't have time but I'd definitely say econ minor OR a combination degree of both a Finance and Econ major (there's a program for that). I definitely regret not doing that. The accounting department is not worth the time and effort if you're not going into strictly accounting (aka big 4 or CPA). Plus you take financial and managerial accounting as an undergrad anyway so if you're not really into accounting that's more than enough, trust me. Econ or Statistics (like UTDFinanceGuy mentioned) are definitely the better option at Pitt. Feel free to PM me.
I'd recommend econ personally, since you can learn most of the accounting you need to know without having to take formal classes. Econ/CS/math or something that deals with more abstract or quantitative concepts will helps you with things like Excel coding, general analysis of investments or industries, etc. I think. There's nothing that trains your brain better than dealing with problems like that
Nrol, I'm in a similar position. I haven't yet decided between an econ or accounting minor to compliment my finance degree, and I must declare one or the other this Fall. I'm also considering sociology or philosophy because they appear interestingly different.
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