Is getting a minor beneficial in looking for a job. I was thinking an economics minor paired up with a CS major. What other opportunities would I have with this choice? Would this be significantly more expensive?
Ask this in the CS/math forum. The general consensus for engineering is that it is not helpful, especially if it’s a non-tech minor that dilutes tech course work. CS might be different. Good luck.
Minors can help if they help you learn skills or knowledge that are particularly useful to a certain set of careers. For example, a math major with a CS minor may be able to explore information science or data science jobs because of the programming skills - but they may be just as well poised if they only took a few classes in CS without the official minor. An English major with a physics minor or engineering science minor may have better prospects in technical writing because of the knowledge gleaned in that area.
A minor shouldn’t be more expensive; you should be able to work it into your regular 120 credits as part of graduating. Whether or not it’ll be helpful will depend on what you want to do in the future and what kinds of jobs you’ll be looking for. It might be.
Also, minors don’t “dilute” coursework. They enhance or complement your degree. You’d still have to take all of the same courses as a regular CS major; you’re just taking additional coursework in economics.
Economics minor may not help too much.
If it was reversed, it could help (person working in economics with some knowledge of CS is pretty appealing to employers).
However, there really isn’t a foreseeable need for CS majors to have an economics minor.