CS vs Math - Choosing major help

[cookderosa]

Perhaps you can do a grad certificate in Data Analytics, Finance, Accounting, Software Engineering, etc after your math degree

Really, no matter how you do it, you'll make a funnel. You'll either START with a generic degree that is followed up with specialized training/education or you'll START with a specific degree that is followed up with highly specialized training/education.

In other words, you'll eventually need to get to the place where you are highly specialized - how long it takes you to realize what that will be is up to you and your ability to choose.

Bouncing around "trying out" entry-level positions in various careers doesn't hurt you, but it doesn't help you become specialized at anything. If you can make the use of your time during your gen eds to put a fine point on your arrow, you'll be much more efficient and your pathway to "mid-career" might only take you 5-10 years instead of 25.