I am starting college this fall and i will be double majoring in criminal justice and psychology. I am hoping to get into law enforcement, starting with a local police department and then hopefully working my way up to federal law enforcement. With that said, it’s not exactly a secret that law enforcement jobs are becoming harder and harder to get so i am keeping my options open. I just want to know what majors are desired by the USMC for someone seeking a commission as an officer. If the job market for law enforcement doesn’t improve in the next year or two, I am going to consider changing my path and trying to earn a commission into the Marines. Any help or advice anybody can give is greatly appreciated. Thank you in advance.
Anything, as long as you can keep a high GPA (eg above a 3.5). They don’t care that much about what your major is as much as how you do with it.
Choose a major that interests you. Choose a major that is marketable. Choose a major that could be useful for police work. If your goal is to become a law enforcement officer, I would choose accounting, computer science, a foreign language, or law. Get the highest grade point average that you can. Best of luck!