Double majoring but I'm not sure if it's the right choice

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I have two issues:

  1. I’m not sure if me double majoring in both business management and sociology with global emphasis will really be worth anything. I like sociology a little bit more but I don’t see myself going far with it which is why I chose to add in my second interest of business. But now, after making a four year plan for my liberal college, unless I choose to add more additional costs to my tuition by I taking a few summer classes or taking both jan and may term (if my classes are even provided then), I’ll have to take at least 2 semesters with credit overload which also is additional cost.

  2. Because my mom didn’t let me have the opportunity to do so in high school, I really want to study abroad for at least a semester in college. It’s not even my double major that really affects this opportunity but my business major. I have to take at least 3 business classes per semester if I want to graduate on time which only leaves me only 1 possibly 2 Jan terms to study abroad but I don’t want my experience to last for just three weeks because, from the one opportunity I’ve already had, I won’t be able to get much out of it as I would taking a semester abroad. I’m trying to remind myself that POSSIBLY the credits I need can be taken abroad but it’s highly unlikely. On top of this I’m possible expected to have field study/internship in both majors.

I was hoping to transfer too but with my double majors in different departments, I don’t think that’s possible especially since I don’t want to retake credits that won’t transfer. I aslo didn’t choose to be at this school and I definitely don’t want to be there longer than I need to.

I’m only a freshman and a few people are telling me not to focus on it now but I really do need to, not only because of my personal need to be prepared for the near future but also because I already wasted a semester taking gen-eds that could’ve been more beneficial if I spread those out and took classes that started to matter first semester.

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You can get a job with a sociology major.
You can get a good job with a sociology major!
You can go far with a sociology major, if you want.

Only you can decide what’s more important to you: holding onto the double major or having the flexibility to study abroad, transfer, and/or take a regular courseload. If you only needed the assurance that you will be able to work after college with a sociology major, I will tell you you can. The key is fostering skills and experiences (like internships and part-time jobs) that make you appealing to employers. Likewise, a business major isn’t going to magically get you a job; you have to acquire appealing skills and internships, too.

Personally, I would be a sociology major, take a few business classes or minor in it, and then study abroad and leave my transfer options open.

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@juillet Sociology is a good major, but job wise not so much not many jobs pay well I think the highest is around 75k correct me if I’m wrong

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Well, that’s not true - it depends on what you do with the sociology major.

A sociology major could get a master’s in social work and be a social worker, making $45,000. Or she could go into market research with her bachelor’s, make around $65,000, and then steadily rise to upper management in marketing. Or she could go into hospital administration. Or she could get a PhD in sociology and become a professor, eventually making more than $75,000 (or making more to begin with).

The problem is that a lot of people think that your job has to directly lead to something related in the area - so sociology majors only work in human service or social work type jobs. That’s not true; a lot of sociology majors go to indirectly related fields like user experience or market research, and some go into completely unrelated areas in business.

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@juillet Okay I see. Still however the salary amount is not too great but if you really love it I guess it’s worth it!