That could be okay, but it could be that the second major won’t provide any real value-added in terms of future opportunities. I know that when you’re immersed in the academic world, racking up as many majors, minors, etc. as possible can feel like the goal. But eventually the “gotta catch 'em all” mindset bumps up against the real world, where employers really don’t care if you have a general “management” major in addition to your data analytics major, or not. They will care what knowledge base and skills you’ve acquired, but they won’t care whether you did that by completing one major and choosing electives wisely, or whether those electives added up to a minor, or whether they added up to a whole second major. It won’t matter much even in the end, much less now. Since a STEM major is important to your goal of working in the US after graduation, pick the STEM major you like best (which seems to be the data analytics one) and start out in that. Look at the four-year maps for the majors that interest you, and see where they overlap and where they diverge. (For example, there is very little difference in the first three semesters, between data analytics and management.) For any second major that interests you, look at what specific coursework it would add to your overall program, and why it would interest you and/or add value to your background. (Also note that the webpage for each major includes this section (italics added by me): “Concurrent Program Options: Students pursuing concurrent degrees (also known as a “double major”) earn two distinct degrees and receive two diplomas. Working with their academic advisors, students can create their own concurrent degree combination. Some combinations are not possible due to high levels of overlap in curriculum.”) Also consider the opportunity cost - what else could you be doing with the time a second business major would take? What kind of career do you want, and what skills do you want to bring to it? Would, for example, achieving fluency in another language that’s in high demand in the sector you want to work in, be more valuable than doubling up on business majors? Look at the range of minors and certificate programs - maybe something like the entrepreneurship minor (which has a variety of different emphases to choose from) would enhance your primary major more efficiently than a double major would. Or doing one of the accelerated BS/MS pathways in four years, instead of a double BS. Just go in with the one primary major (and even that can change) and figure it out as you learn more about what the program is like and what you want to get out of it.
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