CS vs Math - Choosing major help

[cookderosa]

Hey Big, there are so many variables to "what you want" and vs "what others look at".  I would focus on what your end goal is.  So, for example, you want to be a High School Comp Science teacher, then take Comp Sci.  Or if you want to teach Math, take the Math option.  What's your final education goal - that's what will determine the answer for you.  BTW, what's wrong with doing BOTH?!  I would do a double major in Comp Sci and Math!

Hie bjcheung77, thanks for the response. I would actually like to get into education, higher education to be precise, teaching a number of subjects in STEM (subjects that will combine either comp science and geography or marketing or math and business e.g operations research or marketing analytics) as well as develop my own courses (based on what the economy needs at that time). You do not really need a PHD to do that over this side in Finland.
I would also like a versatile skill so that I an also dabble in the private sector doing small projects.
I know I am very indecisive and maybe a bit naive but I want a knowledge and a skill so I can enjoy both academia and private sector. I see a few business and accounting teachers doing this kind of thing where they have their own gig next to 80% employment.

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A degree in computer science means you can DO computer science for a job - easy peasy.  A degree in math doesn't perfectly line up to any career other than teaching - don't get me wrong, there are a lot of jobs you can do, but you'll have to do a little more work to find your lane.

Hie Cookderosa

Thank you for your prompt response. I am actually leaning towards computer science. But just to state my "ambition" in short, I plan to get into academia, as a lecturer at an applied sciences college as well as gain a skill which I can use for consulting in the private sector so both could so that e.g. with math, lecturing discrete math or multivariate analysis and then doing a gig within operations research for the airport or a train station. 

But to get to your point, what about the counter argument that most of what you learn in a CS degree is theory (which will help in academia). The private sector is very competitive and there is a trend showing less people getting CS degrees and more getting into bootcamps, hell the government here (Finland) is pumping money into bootcamps..They are doing the same in Lithuania and in South Africa so the CS degree for the private sector may be redundant if code monkeys have more up to date skills for companies.

I'm not making an argument one way or the other, you asked for opinions - that I have, but the hard decision of deciding your future is yours! I will add that I don't think there are any sure-fire-guarantees, no matter what you decide, you'll probably have to compete. The money's at the top, and there are lots of people climbing.