Met with some banking HR people on campus today.

[KittenMittens]

So I took the opportunity to ask these HR people if they care about RA vs NA and does it matter what your degree is in?

They both said they do not know the difference between NA and RA and it only matters if the degree is accredited. They prefer degrees in Management or Business Administration. However if you are going into accounting or finance they would then prefer some sort of BA/BA in Finance or Accounting or at least a concentration.

Just some food for thought.


And this is not a NA vs RA thread. Just sharing some information that is all.

90% of the time for most desk jockey gigs, they don't know or care what you did for undergraduate, that said, it will matter for state and federal jobs, and there will be some employers typically mid-large companies that may care about that.

The RA and NA distinction definitely matters though as practically all NA degrees have something deeply flawed with them, and/or have a bad rep from what I've seen (i.e. Devry, ITT, Kaplan, etc.).

If I ever saw someone with a degree from any one of these, I would likely toss it in the bin due to the low standards.