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Does it pay to get a double major in college?

  • Written by Christos Makridis, Ph.D. Candidate in Labor and Public Economics, Stanford University
imageWhether you have two majors or one, graduation is a celebration.Syda Productions/Shutterstock.com

Students are bombarded with an array of competing opportunities during college, all with the promise that each will lead to a better job or higher earnings upon entering the “real world.”

One such option is the double major, in which a...

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