HOW YOUR

BUSINESS
DEGREE CAN
MAKE YOU $$$
Know now, so you don’t pay later!
OVERVIEW
• ALL ABOUT THE BUSINESS MAJOR
• BUSINESS VS. ECONOMICS
• TAKING APPROPRIATE CLASSES
• MAKE YOURSELF STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
• CAREER INFORMATION
BUSINESS : THE MOST POPULAR MAJOR
• WEALTH OF PROGRAMS BUT ALSO A WEALTH OF COMPETITION

NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS found that

over 364,000 business majors graduated in 2015. Business
was the most common field of study for every racial and ethnic
group.
THE SCHOOLS WITH THE HIGHEST EARNERS
DATA FROM PAYSCALE

School Name Early Career Median Pay Mid-Career Median Pay

U.C.-Berkeley $75,000 $136,000

Georgetown University $63,300 $136,000

Santa Clara University $70,500 $124,000

Georgia Tech $60,200 $122,000

Babson College $58,500 $122,000

SUNY - Albany $44,800 $122,000

University of Pennsylvania $72,200 $121,000

Notre Dame $67,700 $121,000

Loyola University (MD) $56,500 $121,000

Southern Methodist University $58,000 $120,000

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ECON AND
BUSINESS
CLASSES TO PREPARE YOU FOR BUSINESS
• Microeconomics
• Macroeconomics
• Single variable calculus (one-year sequence)
Note: Students are encouraged to take the STEM version but some UC business administration
programs may allow non-STEM calculus. Please check individual campus links.
• Statistics
• Introduction to business (including finance)
• Financial accounting
• Managerial accounting
• English reading and composition (2 courses)
TIP: FINISHING THESE EARLY MAKES YOU MORE COMPETITIVE
CLASSES TO PREPARE YOU FOR ECONOMICS
• Microeconomics (one course)
• Macroeconomics (one course)
• Single variable calculus (one-year sequence)
Note: Students are encouraged to take the single variable calculus
sequence for STEM majors to keep their options as open as possible for
undergraduate and graduate school alternatives.
PROGRAMS AT THE UC –
BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
• UC BERKELEY – Business Administration B.S.

• UC IRVINE- Business Administration B.A.

• UC RIVERSIDE – Business Administration B.S. (TAG 3.2 GPA)

PROGRAMS AT THE UC-
RELATED MAJORS
• UC SANTA CRUZ - Business Management Economics B.A.

• UC MERCED -Management and Business Economics B.S. (TAG 2.8 GPA)-

Econ 1 & 2 ; math 7

• UC DAVIS- Managerial Economics B.S. – Housed in the College of Agricultural and

Environmental Sciences (TAG 3.2 GPA)

• UC LOS ANGELES- Business Economics B.A.

 Undergraduate Class HAAS - Entering Fall 2018

*1183 applicants did not show planned completion of the admission

requirements and were considered ineligible. Of the 736 eligible applicants,
104 (14.13%) were offered admission. 

  UC Berkeley Transfer
Students Students

Applications Received 840 1919

Eligible Applicants N/A 736*
Offers of Admission 269 104
Entering Class Size 267 92
Average GPA 3.68 3.87
Middle 80% GPA Range 3.34-3.96 3.63-4.00
Average Age 20 23
Age Range 19-23 18-57
Underrepresented Minorities 12.36% 20.65%
Women 50.19% 50.00%
Haas Supplement by January 31st

• The Supplement includes a self-reported academic record,

additional essay question and resume

• Applicants who fail to submit a complete Haas Supplement

by the January 31st deadline will be denied
Private Institutions –Business Degrees
• LMU – Must complete math 28 with a B or higher
• TAG with a minimum of 30 transferable units and a 3.5 GPA while attending school
full-time

• USC – Business Calculus or Calculus

• Non-business majors can also take up to 20 units of Business/Accounting
coursework
• Can minor in business and related fields

• Pepperdine -Business Administration –math 28

• Accounting -International Business -Contract-design own program
 TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS FOR YOUR SCHOOL
• UC and CSU WWW.ASSIST.ORG
• Articulation agreements with other colleges http://
www.smc.edu/StudentServices/TransferServices/AreasofStudy/Pages/
GE-Patterns-and-Agreements-with-Other-Universities.aspx

• Examples for non articulated colleges https://

admissions.upenn.edu/admissions-and-financial-aid/preparing-for-ad
mission/transfer-admission/wharton-school-transfer
• http://
www.babson.edu/admission/undergraduate/transfer-students/Pages/
application-requirements.aspx
 HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
• HAVE A SPECIALIZATION
• INTERNSHIPS AND WORK EXPERIENCE
• SUMMER PROGRAMS AND INVOLVEMENT
• TAKE CODING/PROGRAMMING CLASSES
 BASE –SUMMER PROGRAM AT UCB

• 3 COURSES AT UCB IN HAAS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

• OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT INDUSTRIES AND NETWORK

WITH PROFESSIONALS

• DESIGNED FOR CURRENT COLLEGE STUDENTS OR

STUDENTS WHO HAVE RECENTLY GRADUATED

• $9,500
STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD
• “A study by the Brookings Institution analyzed the market value of the
25 most commonly cited skills listed by alumni of each college in their
LinkedIn profiles. It demonstrated that skill development, not your
undergraduate major or the college you choose, is most critical to your
earnings potential” (Washington Post, 2017).
• YOU DON’T NEED A BACHELOR’S IN BUSINESS

• GMAT- Graduate Management Admission Test

• APPLICATIONS TO MBA PROGRAMS ARE

DECLINING