A BA economics and secondary major in political science is going to give you way more applicable depth in those subjects that will be more in line with what you're wanting to do. I would maybe add a minor in business for more applicable skills and knowledge. That's far better than the PPE and your current double major if you want to work for the police and government. I've been in your position.
What exactly are you wanting to do in law enforcement or government?
I’m sorry if it sounds vague, but I want to do something “hands-on”. I worked surface engineering in the Navy but didn’t get any certs, wasn’t really planning on getting out of the military as early as I did nor was I planning on coming back to school. Military is no longer an option unfortunately but I did get an honorable discharge. I only have so many benefits and I’m just hoping my time and courses don’t go to waste. History is already my third major over all my time in college.
Oh okay cool so you have some wiggle time it sounds like. If you want to be hands on, I would not suggest history degrees and things of that sort. I would definitely recommend a BA in economics paired with something a little more technical.
I've been right where you are. I majored in economics, then switched to polisci, then back to econ, then to PPE, then double major in econ/polisci then ultimately got a degree in communication lol. I regret not staying in economics because tbh, any field is going to want you to have hands on skills and really don't care about your history knowledge or philosophy knowledge. Even in writing based fields. I would suggest using your degree to get as many applicable skills as possible and use your minor for the more liberal arts fields, or just read books.
economics seems practical, but I’m not great at math, and haven’t really taken any since junior year of high school (2017-2018). i’m afraid to be “thrown into the deep end” per se
A BA economics and secondary major in political science is going to give you way more applicable depth in those subjects that will be more in line with what you're wanting to do. I would maybe add a minor in business for more applicable skills and knowledge. That's far better than the PPE and your current double major if you want to work for the police and government. I've been in your position.
What exactly are you wanting to do in law enforcement or government?
I’m sorry if it sounds vague, but I want to do something “hands-on”. I worked surface engineering in the Navy but didn’t get any certs, wasn’t really planning on getting out of the military as early as I did nor was I planning on coming back to school. Military is no longer an option unfortunately but I did get an honorable discharge. I only have so many benefits and I’m just hoping my time and courses don’t go to waste. History is already my third major over all my time in college.
How long have you been in school?
first did college 2019-2021, back since fall 2025
Oh okay cool so you have some wiggle time it sounds like. If you want to be hands on, I would not suggest history degrees and things of that sort. I would definitely recommend a BA in economics paired with something a little more technical.
I've been right where you are. I majored in economics, then switched to polisci, then back to econ, then to PPE, then double major in econ/polisci then ultimately got a degree in communication lol. I regret not staying in economics because tbh, any field is going to want you to have hands on skills and really don't care about your history knowledge or philosophy knowledge. Even in writing based fields. I would suggest using your degree to get as many applicable skills as possible and use your minor for the more liberal arts fields, or just read books.
economics seems practical, but I’m not great at math, and haven’t really taken any since junior year of high school (2017-2018). i’m afraid to be “thrown into the deep end” per se
I'm not either. There's not a lot of math in the BA, and you pick most of your courses a lot of which are economic history type courses.
thoughts on Economics BA and history minor?