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re: Business Major
Posted on 6/16/09 at 6:04 pm to BaylorTiger
Posted on 6/16/09 at 6:04 pm to BaylorTiger
I'm an Accounting grad student fwiw. I just know that I know several people who majored in some type of engineering that were average students with no experience, and got great paying jobs directly out of college. The ones who actually tried and did internships in college are making even better money.
On the other hand, I know several [obviously] accounting students that have graduated in the past two years, who all have good jobs for sure, but make probably 10-20% less than the engineering guys. Pretty much every engineer I know makes 60-80k, some outliers substantially more, either in Houston or NOLA. I finish my MS in Acct next August, with my CPA done hopefully by October of this year, and I would be happy with anything around 50. Every person I know that has graduated in the past two years and gone to a Big4 makes under 65, most closer to 50.
Some of those people just have an undergrad, none of them had a MS and/or CPA completed when they applied, and I don't know how those salaries scale over 10 years or so, but that's been my experience with starting salaries of engineers and accountants.
ISDS majors seems to do alright, the rest are pretty much a crap shoot though depending on your grades and your persistence in getting at least one internship, especially if you go with something like management or marketing.
On the other hand, I know several [obviously] accounting students that have graduated in the past two years, who all have good jobs for sure, but make probably 10-20% less than the engineering guys. Pretty much every engineer I know makes 60-80k, some outliers substantially more, either in Houston or NOLA. I finish my MS in Acct next August, with my CPA done hopefully by October of this year, and I would be happy with anything around 50. Every person I know that has graduated in the past two years and gone to a Big4 makes under 65, most closer to 50.
Some of those people just have an undergrad, none of them had a MS and/or CPA completed when they applied, and I don't know how those salaries scale over 10 years or so, but that's been my experience with starting salaries of engineers and accountants.
ISDS majors seems to do alright, the rest are pretty much a crap shoot though depending on your grades and your persistence in getting at least one internship, especially if you go with something like management or marketing.
Posted on 6/16/09 at 6:09 pm to kfizzle85
people i'm starting with are making 59k a year...plus year end bonuses...MS and CPA candidates
I agree.
Engi is better short term... LONG term i give accounting the edge...my engi friends get pissed when they see the CFO/CEO with Big 4 acc. experience making more then the most senior engi people.
EDIT...i forgot to mention the brightest acc. majors...the REALLY smart and motivated ones are Investment bankers making 120k...who will then go make bajilions of dollars in the P.E. firm world...
again, BOTH ACC and ENGI are win win...and i definitely don't have all the facts
I agree.
Engi is better short term... LONG term i give accounting the edge...my engi friends get pissed when they see the CFO/CEO with Big 4 acc. experience making more then the most senior engi people.
EDIT...i forgot to mention the brightest acc. majors...the REALLY smart and motivated ones are Investment bankers making 120k...who will then go make bajilions of dollars in the P.E. firm world...
again, BOTH ACC and ENGI are win win...and i definitely don't have all the facts
This post was edited on 6/16/09 at 6:18 pm
Posted on 6/16/09 at 7:41 pm to kfizzle85
quote:
I'm an Accounting grad student fwiw. I just know that I know several people who majored in some type of engineering that were average students with no experience, and got great paying jobs directly out of college.
I have a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but I went to work in the oilfield and then the IT industry. If I could do things over, I might have stayed in school for at least a Masters.
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