<p>Once you get outside of the sciences and engineering, I think the degree of difficulty will vary quite a bit for each person. In other words, a course that comes “easy” for one student, might be a bear for another. Then, the same two students would reverse roles for the next course.</p>
<p>Econ could be described as an “easy” major and a “hard” major and both descriptions could be accurate – depending on the courses you take. There are some heavy math quantitative nooks and crannies of economics that are seriously hard core. Other areas that are little breezier.</p>