Social work or management major? (Please help!)

ShannahS
Tue, 10 Mar 2015 20:48:53 +0000

I an in the same exact boat as you are, however I’m probably much older than you! These are 2 majors that I am very interested in…actually I am more interested in SW, but at this point in my life, it is just not a practical choice for me. If you are right out of high school, and your heart takes you towards SW, I would say to do it. I wanted to do it out of HS as well, but my dad didn’t think it paid well and strongly suggested that I not do it. I have somewhat regretted it ever since, because by now, I could probably have earned my master’s and could be making at least decent money. That being said, I don’t think HR is a bad idea at all! You are still helping people, the job satisfaction rate seems to be MUCH higher than SW, and as the above poster said, the pay is better as well. I also do best in the social sciences, and HR seems like the most closely related field that is actually profitable!