Additional Major with Computer Science

econcalc
Tue, 09 Aug 2016 20:15:02 +0000

Well, probably a biased opinion here, but Computer Science + Economics would open up a few more doors than, per se, Philosophy or a language. Yes, it is good to know another language, no doubt about it. But in the end, the jobs you’re interested in most likely won’t require you to know more than English.

I don’t know what you mean by “soft skills”. Computer Science is already enough to major in, and any additional majors won’t really hurt, but at the same time they won’t really do (a lot) better paycheck wise (at least from my experience).

Economics might very well make you a better candidate when applying to a hedge fund or something, but more than that is really (just) paper.

Sorry if that bursts your bubble or so, but Computer Science is already a strong major. I’m not entirely sure why you plan on going to med school with a CS degree in your hands - you would be losing out on a good income, even as a beginner. The average salary for a software developer in the US is about 80k.