Degree Accounting & Fincance VS Degree in Accounting
Guy I need more advice on which is better?
Should I take Accounting & Finance Degree or just take Accounting?
Anyone have taken this double degree before? tell your experience.
Thanks,
I was a double major, and then had to drop accounting due to some family issues my senior year that required a lot of travel.
You definitely need to learn both, but in my opinion, having the extra two word "and Accounting" on your resume are insignificant compared to previous work experience.
So which is the best double degree or single degree?
The way I see it, if you're wanting to go into finance and you can get a minor in Accounting instead of a second degree, I think that would be best route. There's a lot of things that accounting can help you in if you're wanting to go into something like Equity Research, but there's a lot of things that aren't going to be applicable (IMO) that a full-blown accounting degree will probably require you to take (stuff like Individual Taxation, Audit, ect.). Any firm is either going to have in house accountants to do that side of the work, or outsource to a public accounting firm (i.e. one of the Big 4). But definitely the concepts you learn up through Intermediate Accounting should be helpful if you're thumbing through 10-Q/Ks all day,
2 > 1
minor in accounting just so firms know you have a working knowledge of accounting down, then minor is something else way more interesting. i can't tell you how many times i've heard that after the 100th finance and accounting double major - hell, even finance major - everyone starts to look the same. if you minor in something that a little different (assuming you have the credit space available for a double minor) i guarantee you you'll a) start getting more interviews and/or b) during interviews, the interviewer will be more likely to have a genuine interest in you and ask you questions about something other than finance.
Accounting coursework is great if applicable to future position, probably negligible between minor/major. If wanting to do S&T though I think it's a waste of time.
I feel like if you have a degree in finance it is understood you have the requisite understanding of accounting. On the other hand, if you have a degree in accounting I am not assured you understand finance, although I would think you could pick it up quicker than other majors.
Your call. 2 is better than 1, but 1 with a great GPA should do it. Both with a sub-par GPA won't.
What do you want to do with your degree(s)?
If my assumptions are correct, I think it's fine if you don't double major. Double in finance if you really want to learn it, or just spend time learning something else that you're interested in.
If you want to do Big 4 I'd say you should just major in Accounting. Obviously if you want to branch out into something else, having the Finance background won't hurt you. Maybe pick it up as a minor and add another minor to differentiate yourself as someone mentioned above.
If you want to double major, that's fine. I'm just saying you don't have to. And no, your GPA isn't "divided into 2." (I'm not sure what that means.) You'll have separate GPAs for each major.
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