With many majors 2+2 works, however, you will need to be careful when transferring to a credit intensive major not to end up with excess / unneeded gen ed credits. Remember, the investment of college also includes opportunity costs. If you extend your time by 1 yr, you are also giving up 1 year of earnings. At $65-70,000, for example, this far outweighs tuition differential. You will want to carefully map your courses and possibly consider a 1+3 compromise. Also, ROI is an important factor for schools- the argument that ones just needs to graduate from any school is foolish. Ignoring hiring outcomes is like ignoring quality ratings for an automobile purchase.