KRIVET 한국직업능력연구원 국무총리 산하 정부출연 연구기관

2016년 기준 4년제 대졸자 중 약 19.5%가 복수전공을 이수하고 있으며, 주전공계열별로 인문계열 42.6%, 비상경계열 23.6%, 상경계열 19.3% 순으로 나타남.
타전공에 비해 상경계열을 복수전공으로 선택하는 비중이 높게 나타났으며, 이는 상경계열 전공이 취업에 보다 유리하게 작용할 것이라는 기대를 반영한 것임.
인문계열 및 비상경계열 학생이 상경계열로 복수전공을 할 경우 첫 직장에 취업할 확률을 높이지만, 상경계열 학생의 복수전공 이수는 취업 성과에 영향을 미치지 않음.
공학 및 자연계열 학생이 상경계열로 복수전공을 할 경우 첫 직장 취업 확률을 높일 수 있으며, 자연계열의 경우 인문계열 복수전공 이수가 첫 직장 취업 확률보다는 취업의 질(정규직 여부, 월평균 임금)을 높이는 것으로 나타남.

As of 2016, 19.5% of four-year college graduates studied a double major: the figure for liberal arts, non-business, and business students stood at 42.6%, 23.6%, and 19.3%, respectively.
Business majors were the most popular among those who chose to study a double major, which demonstrates that students expected that a business major would give them a better chance of landing a job.
If liberal arts and non-business students choose a business major as part of their double major, it raises their employment prospects. However, a double major doesn’t affect business students’ chances of getting a job.
If science and engineering students select a business major as part of their double major, it increases their employment prospects. If science and engineering students choose a liberal arts major as part of their double major, it doesn’t raise their chances of getting a job, but it does improve the quality of their employment, such as landing a regular position and receiving a higher monthly wage.