<p>I am attending the University of Michigan in the near future and am 100% sure I am majoring in at least Economics. I am thinking of adding another major such as Computer and Information Science or Mathematics. Would adding another major help me get a better job? If so, what major would you recommend and why? I can tell you i have no interest in engineering or physics and that i will probably go for an MBA at a top program(hopefully) down the road after good work experience has been achieved. </p>
<p>what kind of jobs would i be looking at for the suggestions you post??</p>
<p>thanks for the help in advance :)</p>
<p>Don’t worry about a double-major right now. Worry about economics, and if another subject catches your interest so significantly that you can’t stand not to double-major in it, then do it. Economics alone will be entirely sufficient as an area of study to qualify for job interviews and MBA applications. </p>
<p>When you do get to the point of thinking more seriously about a double-major, though, be sure to think about opportunity costs. You’ll learn more about that in your econ classes. The idea, though, is that choosing to double major might not cost you more money, but it will cost you the opportunity to do something else like take an extra internship or study abroad or rush a fraternity or double minor in two different fields.</p>
<p>Everyone I’ve ever talked to at Brown in the Dean’s Office and career services says there is absolutely no benefit in pretty much any field or for any graduate school to double majoring.</p>
<p>Without a very, very specific purpose before hand that you’re guiding yourself toward that requires high specification in two areas that cannot be combined, only do it if you want to.</p>
<p>There is a benefit if you find two fields you particularly enjoy, or if you have a very specific area of interest, or if the major you actually want isn’t offered (you want International Relations, but your option is to double major in Political Science and Global Studies).</p>