Weird to Double Major in Acct & Psychology?

Inmotion12
Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:52:33 +0000

Double majoring in accounting and psychology because both subjects greatly interest you is a great idea. Using undergrad psychology as a backup career plan: very bad idea.

Psychology isn’t necessarily a terrible major for career prospects as long as you know what you want to do with the degree. If you want to be a psychologist or something very closely related then you would be much smarter to major in a natural science with some computer and business courses and then apply for graduate school.

Stopping at an undergrad psychology degree might be a good idea if you want to work in sales, marketing, or human resources. I’ve actually though about majoring in psychology and starting a career as either an employment recruiter or a sales rep. Both of those career paths have pretty average starting salaries, but are also filled with potential. I’m more likely to stick with my economics/math path for now though because it’s much better preparation for graduate school.