Computer science was once a 'golden ticket' — now it's seeing the biggest enrollment drop of any major in 6 years. What students are choosing instead

Nobel Prize–winning economist Simon Johnson said AI has "substantially wiped out" coding as a reliable source of opportunity.
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Northwestern Computer Science Launches AI Minor and Major Concentrations

Effective fall 2024, the undergraduate CS major will offer eight optional degree concentrations and non-CS majors across Northwestern can pursue a new minor in artificial intelligence Beginning this ...

Degrees with the highest and lowest early-career salaries: How majors like computer engineering, chemical engineering, and education compare

KEY TAKEAWAYS Computer engineering graduates earn the most out of school, even as their major also has one of the highest ...
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Bachelor of Science or Arts in Computer Science

Technology shapes how we work, play, connect, and discover. At Northwestern, we don’t just keep up—we push the boundaries of what’s possible. As a hub for bold, interdisciplinary research, we connect ...
Kentucky Kernel

What to expect from the AI major

The University of Kentucky Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering has created an artificial intelligence major, the first in Kentucky, which will be implemented in the fall of 2026. The ...
Inside Higher Ed

Universities Can’t Accommodate All the Computer Science Majors

Before this year, if you wanted to major in computer science at the University of Michigan, your only barrier was getting accepted to the university. But a new model requires all students who want to ...
Purdue University

Purdue’s storied and rigorous computer science program delivers in equipping the next generation of industry, academic leaders

About this series: This story is part of an ongoing Purdue Today series highlighting programs ranked in the Top 10 or Top 10th percentile among our peers nationally, demonstrating the university’s ...
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2. Computer Engineering

While computer science is more focused on data storage and processing, computer engineering is best described as the intersection of computer science and electrical engineering. This major prepares ...