The reality of finding a job with a major in Social Science.

First to the OP, my advice is similar to those above. Take the minimal number of courses in your major that you are required to take. Fill the rest of your schedule with as many business courses as possible. Try to get business related experiences-join business related clubs, seek internships or help out in businesses. Don’t go for an online degree. An undergraduate business major is valuable for what is learned not for the ability to write “business major” on your resume. At this point almost anything looks more credible than on-line degree from a on-line school. But you can certainly supplement your education with on-line classes from actual universities.

To those contemplating a social science degree: I used to be a big advocate for liberal arts degrees. I still think there is a place for them but things have changed quite a bit over the last 20 or so years. In contrast to the past, US high school students typically graduate with a broad education. It may not be perfect but most schools now provide most students with exposure to a much broader education than in the past because most schools allow most students to take honor level classes. Given that, the idea of going to college just to spend 4 years thinking is not as compelling as it used to be. You are probably starting college with a knowledge base that used to be established in the first couple of years of college (and this isn’t a function of AP classes but the fact that 5 years now learn what 7 year olds used to learn, and that continues, along with broad exposure to ideas via media).

A liberal arts degree in a field that does not pave the way to a career makes no sense for someone planning to enter the job market upon graduation. For those students, a liberal arts major is obsolete. Majoring in human development, sociology, psychology makes zero sense for those not planning on further training (No, Virginia there is no Job Fairy). Those are great majors for people who know they are going to seek further specific professional training or who plan to enter graduate school or for the very few people who exert effort to gain skills outside the major. They make little sense to people inclined to do little to prepare for a career and who know they don’t want further training.

Things don’t just fall into place. You have to plan for a career. Colleges don’t do that for you! High schools take responsibility for ensuring that you are exposed to the opportunities needed to become a competent college students (but not a member of the job force) but college does not take responsibility for ensuring you are exposed to the opportunities you need to enter the job market. They assume you have considered what you want as a career and have sought out those experiences.