How do you decide ?

[KittenMittens]

Thats what I was thinking. I will make a few calls to the schools to look and see who will take the most credits.... it seems the business path is going to give me the most usable credits.

Generally speaking the B.S. in Business Administration is going to be the most popular degree for most students trying to test out of a degree. It's a nice degree to have since it's kind of a "one size fits all." There are a lot of exam options for them which is a plus and allows for flexibility if a particular exam doesn't work. Then you typically have degrees in social sciences or "generalized" or "liberal arts" which you can do as well. You can also do a double major too if you want, though imo, most people are looking to minimize expenses and get a degree as quickly and easily as possible.


The important question you're likely asking yourself is how employable/how much of a difference what degree "major" will make on your overall career. Maybe a little, probably not much unless you have a particular career you have in mind. Anecdotally, I would say not too much as typically STEM degrees are the highest yield, but the B.S. in B.A. definitely opens doors for government work which is not picky on where you went; in the private sector it can also depend on networking/work experience/luck/so many other factors. If you're looking specifically for a business degree, it won't matter too much where you went (some exceptions being the ivies but most of us don't go there to begin with. Just keep your GPA high enough (> 3.7 would be ideal) in case you want to later on go to graduate school.

Just read up a lot, do a lot of google searches, search the forums, check out instantcert.com, 123collegedegree.com, bain4weeks.com, and http://degreeforum.wikia.com/ . Although 123collegedegree and bain4weeks are no longer kept up to date, the advice and recommendations given overall haven't changed much over the last several years and I found them very valuable.