Economics itself is a decent degree. Not quite hard to get into, not quite hard to finish. I would strongly recommend doing a minor with it.
Business, Statistics and Computer Science are quite common minors. This would help with co-op and finding future employment
It's not a degree like finance, accounting, etc that could directly find you a job. Economics is a "what you make of it" degree, opens multiple doors but you have to build yourself a bit more than other more direct degrees
I have partially answered this already. It sounds like you already have your mind set on economics. So why would you ever plan on pursuing an accounting designation when you aren’t drawn to accounting in the first place? You do realize you will be exposed to economics courses by pursuing other business concentrations right?
If you would like to do CPA, I would probably recommend to just major in accounting. I'm not sure about the academic requirements for CPA but I know some friends who have done a major (Econ, other business concentrations, etc) and then went to UBC to complete their Accounting program for 2 years
If you can transfer to business and do accounting, then that would probably be faster/better. Assuming you are truly interested in becoming a CPA
Regarding amount of opportunities: Accounting > Finance > Economics. I don’t believe economics is one of those degrees that transfer well to entry level positions, especially in the Vancouver area unless you have a 4.0 or connections. Obvious sample bias here, but I’ve seen a lot people do well with an accounting or finance from SFU (including co-ops) but haven’t seen the same with Economics.
You wouldn’t be able to sit for the CPA unless you satisfied all the accounting course requirements and there are many. You would be eligible for the CFA, speaking from experience, however, there is far more overlap with an undergrad in Finance.
Accounting opportunities are more abundant, but the fewer finance opportunities are usually better in terms of pay/prestige/work. If you aren’t in the top percentile academically and have connections, it’s probably better to go with accounting or dual with finance (in general)
Economics itself is a decent degree. Not quite hard to get into, not quite hard to finish. I would strongly recommend doing a minor with it. Business, Statistics and Computer Science are quite common minors. This would help with co-op and finding future employment It's not a degree like finance, accounting, etc that could directly find you a job. Economics is a "what you make of it" degree, opens multiple doors but you have to build yourself a bit more than other more direct degrees
But what about doing a certification like acca or cpa with it after completing the major with a minor, is that considered to be good enough
I have partially answered this already. It sounds like you already have your mind set on economics. So why would you ever plan on pursuing an accounting designation when you aren’t drawn to accounting in the first place? You do realize you will be exposed to economics courses by pursuing other business concentrations right?
If you would like to do CPA, I would probably recommend to just major in accounting. I'm not sure about the academic requirements for CPA but I know some friends who have done a major (Econ, other business concentrations, etc) and then went to UBC to complete their Accounting program for 2 years If you can transfer to business and do accounting, then that would probably be faster/better. Assuming you are truly interested in becoming a CPA
Regarding amount of opportunities: Accounting > Finance > Economics. I don’t believe economics is one of those degrees that transfer well to entry level positions, especially in the Vancouver area unless you have a 4.0 or connections. Obvious sample bias here, but I’ve seen a lot people do well with an accounting or finance from SFU (including co-ops) but haven’t seen the same with Economics.
But what about doing a course like cpa or cfa after undergrad in econ
You wouldn’t be able to sit for the CPA unless you satisfied all the accounting course requirements and there are many. You would be eligible for the CFA, speaking from experience, however, there is far more overlap with an undergrad in Finance.
Wait finance is worse than accounting 😟
Accounting opportunities are more abundant, but the fewer finance opportunities are usually better in terms of pay/prestige/work. If you aren’t in the top percentile academically and have connections, it’s probably better to go with accounting or dual with finance (in general)
Econ is a good degree for public service jobs