I Think I May Need A New Major.

excelblue
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 20:10:13 +0000

I’d advise that when choosing a major, either optimize on your interests or on making it useful. However, if you do both, you might accidentally end up with the worst of both worlds!

Personally, I’d look at it from the interest perspective. Both MA and MIS give you good pay – enough to let you live a comfortable life. Financially speaking, neither is truly that much more lucrative than the other. Now, look at the other aspects – which one will you enjoy more? Choose that one.

While the MIS positions are likely to go to engineering / CS majors, just remember that there’s a large amount of leadership and social skills required in that area. Many engineering / CS majors fail badly in both areas. As long as you have a propensity to understand and follow up with new tech, while having great leadership and social skills, you shouldn’t have to worry too much about competing with an engineering / CS major.