<p>This question was inspired by Carnegie Mellon’s undergraduate program, but can apply to other colleges as well. Do colleges look down upon second majors? I was accepted to both computer science and political science. I know that Carnegie Mellon is known for its CS program, but I feel as though I’m more passionate about political science. If I take my “first major” as polysci and my “second major” as compsci and decide to go into a job that involves computer science, will employers look down on my major because its secondary to my political science major? I mean I like political science and all, but graduating with a CS degree from Carnegie Mellon seems like it could provide a pretty good fallback in case my political career doesn’t pan out…</p>
<p>And btw, this will not affect me majoring in political science at all. If second majors are overlooked, I’ll just second major in economics or international relations; something that can help bolster polysci as my first major.</p>
<p>No, I’ve never heard double majors being looked down upon. Maybe triple majors (haha). Double majoring is meant people who want to explore 2 different fields (which you are doing). I wouldn’t worry. Do poli sci and cs!</p>
<p>The only negative comments that I have seen involve engineering/CS + business, where engineering/CS employers may see such a graduate as not being fully committed to engineering/CS, as opposed to using engineering/CS as a quick stepping stone to management.</p>