<p>Instead of simply classifying majors as “hard” or “easy,” what’s really more important is the amount of effort one puts into a major. Psychology may have an easy rep, but it’s not easy to produce original research with insightful findings. Also, departments vary enormously by the school you go to. At Princeton, math has a reputation for being the hardest major, perhaps followed by physics. But one can choose to take the “easy” or “hard” track on a variety of majors.</p>