CS or Business Administration?

[Eric.Z]

I am an undergrad considering the quant career seriously. I am planning to major in math and another subject. It can be either CS or business administration with a concentration in finance. Which one would be better for a quant career? If it is CS, which of these-Computer Scince, Information System, Software Engineering- is the best?

 

[Sherlock]

I would say CS for sure but for which one specifically - no idea I am sure the more CSish guys here would know better

 

[Andy Nguyen]

I did double major (Math+CS) undergrad and MS CS. In general Business Administrator education is really soft and not really challenging.
You can either choose CS or SE, whichever prepares you to be a better programmer. It can also open doors to the high tech industry (Google/Facebook, etc)

 

[Connor]

I would say CS.

SE curriculum usually involves more courses on the process and management of developing software, which I think would be less useful for a quant career. Though the exact course difference will depend on your university.

 

[Eric.Z]

I would say CS for sure but for which one specifically - no idea I am sure the more CSish guys here would know better

I would say CS.

SE curriculum usually involves more courses on the process and management of developing software, which I think would be less useful for a quant career. Though the exact course difference will depend on your university.

I did double major (Math+CS) undergrad and MS CS. In general Business Administrator education is really soft and not really challenging.
You can either choose CS or SE, whichever prepares you to be a better programmer. It can also open doors to the high tech industry (Google/Facebook, etc)

How about information system?