Don’t major in CS

[Anonymous]

Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.

[Anonymous]

Correction: don't major in CS is you are just mediocre at it. Those who are very good at it are getting jobs, and internships.

Someone needs to support the AI ecosystem. Those someones are CS people.

[Anonymous]

Stop with the nonsense. Do you even get what cs is?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.

WOW. Thanks for the information. First I've heard of this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.

WOW. Thanks for the information. First I've heard of this.

[Anonymous]

My kid is been doing internships and getting call backs for the three years he has been a CS major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid is been doing internships and getting call backs for the three years he has been a CS major.

Same for my kid. They had 5 internship offers for 2026. They are going to do two, possibly three in the summer and fall. Pay is crazy high. All from big tech and quant firms. And they are not at a T10.

[Anonymous]

Defensive parents about their kids choices.

lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is been doing internships and getting call backs for the three years he has been a CS major.

Same for my kid. They had 5 internship offers for 2026. They are going to do two, possibly three in the summer and fall. Pay is crazy high. All from big tech and quant firms. And they are not at a T10.

How did they get connected for them? DD not heading to a T20 but still a good school and I am trying to understand how they go about this with all the AI and visa applicant competition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Stop with the nonsense. Do you even get what cs is?

No experience, no luck. The market is awash in RIFed workers with experience. New graduates need not apply.

https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2025/computer-science-grads-facing-a-lack-of-entry-level-jobs-and-a-career-readiness-gap/

https://www.synergisticit.com/why-tech-companies-dont-hire-recent-cs-graduates/

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/computer-science-college-graduates-jobs

https://www.thecollegefix.com/computer-engineering-grads-face-double-the-unemployment-rate-of-art-history-majors/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html

https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2025/06/06/computer-science-majors-were-promised-six-figures-so-why-are-they-unemployed/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21dvg8l1go

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Computer Science has one of the highest unemployment rates for recent graduates. Everyone thought it was a lock for highly compensated jobs right out of school. Colleges and universities currently have overpopulated CS pipelines that dump new grads into an economy and workforce that don’t want employees without years of real world experience. Couple that with the influence AI is currently exerting on the profession and it makes it very risky to pay hundreds of thousands for a degree that could be incredibly devalued by 2030.

WOW. Thanks for the information. First I've heard of this.

And the information from the OP includes data and sources and everything one would need to analyze a potential career path

[Anonymous]

NP with kid at UMD
FOR summer after freshman year: 50+ apps from December-Febuary. Result: research on campus

FOR summer after soph year: 190 apps from August-November. Result: 1 job offer with small GC in Arlington

FOR summer after junior year: 65 apps from August-October. 6 responses, 3 offers. Working for software/AI company for $65/hr. Currently working on his clearance and expressed interest in post grad/drop out of school employment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Stop with the nonsense. Do you even get what cs is?

No experience, no luck. The market is awash in RIFed workers with experience. New graduates need not apply.

https://www.cengagegroup.com/news/perspectives/2025/computer-science-grads-facing-a-lack-of-entry-level-jobs-and-a-career-readiness-gap/

https://www.synergisticit.com/why-tech-companies-dont-hire-recent-cs-graduates/

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/computer-science-college-graduates-jobs

https://www.thecollegefix.com/computer-engineering-grads-face-double-the-unemployment-rate-of-art-history-majors/

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/10/technology/coding-ai-jobs-students.html

https://www.mindingthecampus.org/2025/06/06/computer-science-majors-were-promised-six-figures-so-why-are-they-unemployed/

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21dvg8l1go

Ok, but that's not what I'm asking. Yes, the industry is changing, but its not a surprise as new technology is invented. But, CS isn't just developing and lots of different jobs. Some stuff cannot be outsourced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid is been doing internships and getting call backs for the three years he has been a CS major.

Same for my kid. They had 5 internship offers for 2026. They are going to do two, possibly three in the summer and fall. Pay is crazy high. All from big tech and quant firms. And they are not at a T10.

You should have them contact the NYT. I’m sure they’d do a front page story about them. I keep forgetting every poster here is truly exceptional, with even more exceptional spawn that all go Top 20 and get multiple $500k job offers before they even declare a major.

[Anonymous]

It’s rough out there.

https://www.reddit.com/r/theprimeagen/comments/1ov5ee1/a_cooked_computer_science_grads_perspective/