economics vs engineering degree for jobs?

for a levels, im doing maths, further maths, chemistry, and then physics/economics, although i dont know which one to choose out of physics or economics. i want to to either econ or engineering at uni, but if i do engineering, can i still get into econ jobs like investment banking or acturial sciences, or if i do economics at uni can i do an engineering job. also, is an economics degree at uni worth more than doing an mba or acca? thanks

Reply 1

capital S

can you get into economics jobs with science? yes, especially with maths and physics. not so much with engineering.

can you get into engineering with economics? no.

Reply 2

Spurious

Engineering all the way. Economics is after all a pretty useless degree imo (Economics student myself).

Reply 3

Willheath

You should consider not doing chemistry then you can do both economics and physics this would give you an extra year to decide.

You can get an economics based job with engineering (with extra training) but it will be very difficult if not impossible to get into engineering with an economics degree.

Reply 4

Dirac Delta Function

investment banking isn't an "econ job".

Engineering over economics any day.

Reply 5

oyyoyy

i dont want to not do chemistry, partly because i like the subject, and partly because it would allow me to go into chemical engineering etc..

Reply 6

The Banker

Are there engineers that work in banking? Hundreds.
Are there economists that work in engineering? None.

Engineering will be the best option for you if you are unsure. A great degree to have - due to the content and difficulty of the course you are flexible in career choice.

Reply 7

oyyoyy

also, i live in london, and dont really want to move far away, and people say that job opportunities in and around london are much greater for finance jobs than engineering jobs, and that finance jobs have higher earning potential, but are you all saying that i could still go into it with an engineering degree provided that i do some background econ reading?

Reply 8

KCosmo

Engineering, it seems like they can branch into loads of different things

Reply 9

Teenage Pirate

economics, I can't believe people are discounting the value of hte knowledge picked up during the degree that much.

(even if hte actual taught material is useless (it isn't but let's pretend for a second), econ students are far more likely to read the "useful" stuff and understand it)

Reply 10

i_hate_teeth

Original post by oyyoyy

Engineering gives you more choices than an economics degree. Most of the UK engineering industry is based outside of London. CS might be a better option for you.

Reply 11

oyyoyy

Original post by i_hate_teeth

Engineering gives you more choices than an economics degree. Most of the UK engineering industry is based outside of London. CS might be a better option for you.