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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm biased, but I would recommend economics. It is the best interdisciplinary major in my opinion. It is a mix of social sciences and mathematics, and a foundation for numerous jobs. If your kid decides they want to go a more quantitative route, they can take courses in econometrics or forecasting. If your kid decides to go a more social sciences route, there are courses in economic history, law, and policy. More importantly, it also lays prepares you for graduate school or even a change of majors. The reading is great for pre-law and the quant courses are great for pursuing graduate school in accounting, data science, etc. If your kid decides to switch to a STEM major, they will have already taken the required math and stats sequences. If your kid decides to switch to business, the intro econ and math courses are taken care of. Economics really is the best major in my opinion. [/quote]

NP.  I'm glad to read this, my college freshman is leaning towards economics and I've been encouraging him while others not so much.  Thank you for this perspective![/quote]
My economist aunt said the same thing to me (majored in physics and English lit). I think you have to like the subject matter though. I would not have been happy studying econ instead of physics or lit. Also, if an econ major really wants to be competitive in something like data science they need to learn python, not just R (which is more common for econ and the social sciences overall).

FWIW, for a STEM-inclined person I think physics is the best major. You can usually parlay physics + a couple extra electives into any kind of graduate engineering program (or engineering job). Same is true for most of the physical sciences. Well-trained experimental physicists also make excellent hardware engineers. Physicists also are significantly over-represented in quantitative finance jobs and in AI. My physics undergrad classmates went on to do everything from physics PhD (several of us are now in tech), MBA, law school (now a prof at T5 school), a variety of engineering PhDs, finance (incl. IB, hedge fund, VC...), and art school (product design). Once again, though, you need to enjoy the subject matter.[/quote]

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