Should I change my major to likely get a better job or is no major economically beneficial right now?

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I'm a junior considering changing majors because I'm not 100% sure about attending graduate school anymore. Before I had a tunnel vision and planned to get a Ph.D in psychology (without doing a Master's first) and go into non-academic research for a business. This would likely involve I/O psychology.

Since I'm not sure about graduate school anymore, the rational in me is telling me to major in business and marketing education and minor in psychology. Higher education is basically trade school now so it'd be worthless to have a BA in psychology. On the other hand, business is not intellectually stimulating at ALL. Despite it not being intellectually stimulating, organizations assume you have more knowledge and more to offer simply because of the degree. Am I wrong? Please tell me if I am. No sugar-coating bs though. The idea that "you can major in anything you love and get a job" is not true. Even though business/marketing seems to be a bunch of common sense, the system values these degrees a hell of a lot more than anything in the social sciences.

To get the most out of higher education economically and monetarily, one should go for some sort of business, math or engineering degree, right? Marketing research is a field that sounds very appealing to me. Strategic/analytical HR does too, but I fear that career is too low paying and is simply answering phone calls from prospective employees. I don't want to risk a mundane job. I am terrified of ending up in sales ("marketing") or call center representative ("HR") as an entry level position. I am a problem solver and strategic/analytical person, so I would not like this type of career. I get emotionally drained VERY easily with people. Not that I can't deal with people, but I couldn't do a job that's 75%+ "dealing with people". (I'm an INTJ/INTP). Is it worth it to change majors entirely? If I decide to work following graduation, I assume "psychology" is going to be viewed a more negatively than "business and marketing education" (despite business degrees also being common).

It's too late to start on an engineering or statistics degree. What major is going to get me an intellectually stimulating job? Psychology won't unless I get a Ph.D. I'll be doing mundane, tedious labor.

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You're wrong. Unless you graduated from a top program, businesses do not assume you are more qualified simply because you majored in business, and they're probably not even going to know what "marketing education" means without you explaining it to them since that's not a common degree. Once they've determined you have a BA and it's from a reputable university, all they want to know is what skills you have. And with a little strategic thinking and possibly some supplemental experience through electives, internships, volunteer work, or other opportunities, you can easily make the case that you're qualified with your existing degree, especially if you're looking at market research positions. If it turns out you need a formal qualification later, you can always go back for an MBA.