<p>Hi, I'm a second semester Sophomore at my University. I'm majoring in Math, which I absolutely love, and Economics. My parents didn't see Math as a viable career-getting degree alone, so they pushed Econ onto me. I'm in my 3rd econ class as of right now and all I can say is that I absolutely despise it. I find the material, dry, boring, and simply not a right fit for me. So I ask you CC, what would be my best move at this point? Currently, I'm thinking I may drop the econ class/major... What else would pair up nicely with math?
Thank you for your time.</p>
<p>I’m a mathematics and chemistry major, with aspirations for biological research. That’s a direction, combining math with pure sciences (physics, chemistry, biology).</p>
<p>You can try to pair math up with computer sciences. A computer science degree is practically a math degree with several extra algorithm courses.</p>
<p>An additional option is pairing math with engineering (engineers make a lot of money, if your parents are concerned).</p>
<p>Another angle is to combine math with one of the humanities, in particular sociology (including political sciences or criminology) or accounting. The idea is to use math to analyze complex social or financial phenomena.</p>
<p>I must tell you that you’re doing the right thing for changing your major. I’m in the same process right now, changing from biology-mathematics to chemistry-mathematics.</p>
<p>It is likely that some of the more common combinations with math are statistics, economics, physics, and computer science.</p>
<p>The first two point to jobs in finance. Computer science obviously points to jobs in the computer industry. Physics points to graduate school in physics, though there are not enough physics research jobs for all of the physics graduates and PhDs. The physics graduates and PhDs do tend to have better luck than chemistry or biology graduates and PhDs finding non-physics jobs in areas like finance, computer software, and engineering, though if these jobs are the goal, there are more direct ways with better chances of getting there.</p>