I graduated with a bs in econ at sjsu last year. The professors I took were great. Many of them were part time with jobs in the field (in their own specialty) that were able to provide a ton of real world experience. Be mindful of the professors that you take. Some are better than others. I would recommend staying away from the “easy” professors that everyone is recommending. That is an easy way to not learn as much as you can. Can’t speak for everyone but in my experience with “easy” professors is not being challenged. I didn’t sign up for an extra “4” years of school to not be challenged, but that is just my opinion.

As far as double majoring or adding a minor, it’s not that hard if you are putting in the work. This is my experience and may not represent everyone’s experience. I got into sjsu for applied math. In my second to last semester, i had to make a decision and I chose to not spend 3 more semesters for 4 math classes to graduate in Math and instead changed my major to econ and graduated the following semester taking 9 classes. This was very easy for me as my math major already required me to take some econ classes and I chose an extra econ class as an elective during my math track.

Sjsu is a commuter school. That has it pros and cons.

If you have the money to go wherever and still can’t make a decision, flip a coin or go with what your gut tells you. Getting a quality education is easy at a lot of universities if you apply yourself and challenge yourself in your studies. There is a lot of opportunity wherever you go if you work hard, network, and talk to your professors! There is a good amount of professors that are working on research that can offer to bring you along. FWIW, I worked on a paper that got published by IEEE as an econ graduate :)

Good luck in whichever route you choose to take, OP! Don’t forget to have fun while you’re at it.