Undergraduate Major Selection

[mcquantpath]

I recently was accepted to a U.S. T5 public university. It is T15 for both computer science and math. I am very interested in quantitative finance and have spent the past 3 months researching my best options. I also wanted to get some feedback from others. Should I double major in both Math and CS; Major in Math and minor in CS; or major in CS and minor in Math. Also, is statistics a better major than math for quant finance, I see some say statistics is better and some say math is better. Additionally, if I majored in Math, should I do Honors Math, it is apparently very theoretical at this school. I cannot determine if that is better for quantitative finance, or not.
So in short:

• Double Major in Math and Computer Science (Honors Math(Theoretical) or not?)
• Major in Math and minor in Computer Science (Honors Math(Theoretical) or not?)
• Major in Computer Science and minor in Math (Is Stats better or both)

 

[Andy Nguyen]

• If your goal is pure quant finance (trading, research, modeling): Double Major in Math & CS (or Math + CS minor if double majoring is too intense).
• If you’re more interested in quant development or systematic trading: CS major with a Math minor.
• If you want a research-heavy approach: Math major with honors, especially if considering a PhD.

Statistics is highly relevant, but math provides a broader foundation. If you can take probability and stochastic processes in a stats major, it could be a good alternative.

 

[mcquantpath]

• If your goal is pure quant finance (trading, research, modeling): Double Major in Math & CS (or Math + CS minor if double majoring is too intense).
• If you’re more interested in quant development or systematic trading: CS major with a Math minor.
• If you want a research-heavy approach: Math major with honors, especially if considering a PhD.

Statistics is highly relevant, but math provides a broader foundation. If you can take probability and stochastic processes in a stats major, it could be a good alternative.

If I can take Probability, then probability theory, then discrete stochastic processes, as a math major should I go down that route? I could also take intro to stochastic analysis in finance after probability theory. Let me know what you think. Thanks