And you can't find a job that pays well with that sort of degree
? You either didn't network well in school, went to a small school without great networking opportunities/exceptional career services or live in a very small town. As long as you have social skills, a pulse, and learn quickly you could find a job in NYC very quickly with an accounting degree mixed with either econ or finance and one that pays decently.
Not trying to say anything but firms are looking for accounting grads like crazy right now. Especially ones that understand finances because it's usually one or the other.