Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 10:40     Subject: CS majors
i don't understand why folks here say CS majors are dead? my kid got offers for CS summer internship as rising junior. kid also had one last year.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 10:23     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


What happened to the kids who learn how to code and love robotics and 3D design? What majors do they choose?
mechanical engineering

lots of MechE grads having a hard time finding jobs now, too.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 08:43     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:https://inbt.jhu.edu/johns-hopkins-no-7-in-u-s-news-best-colleges-rankings/

JHU is #16 in CS by US News for undergrad.


https://csrankings.org/#/index?all&us

#45
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 08:39     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


JHU, Rice, and Northwestern are not known for CS.


Correct
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 08:35     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


What happened to the kids who learn how to code and love robotics and 3D design? What majors do they choose?


Mechatronics
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 08:32     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


JHU, Rice, and Northwestern are not known for CS.


what the hell? JHU is exceptionally known for CS due to its cybersecurity program and FANG connections (places very well into FANG by percent of grads hired there despite a smaller CS department compared to CMU, Stanford, etc.)


lol
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 08:04     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:CS major is dead unless you attend a school like MIT. People refuse to believe it and keep making disastrous decisions.

Told my kid, CS major at UMD, to turn down his internship offer this summer and begin coursework in nursing.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:57     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


What happened to the kids who learn how to code and love robotics and 3D design? What majors do they choose?


Robotics is the future. Something like Robotics + AI should be future proof. Mechanical engineering also a possibility.

Search for top schools in robotics and AI and see what majors they offer. Usually top schools like MIT, CMU, Stanford, GTech are quite quick in adopting to new trends.


Many schools in Michigan are looking at this trend. We have it in our vo-techs, community colleges, state flagships, and "tech" colleges.

The U.S. government is also shoveling cash into training related to semiconductors since the US has national security concerns in that area. Michigan schools are also targeted for this funding.


Funny you mention Michigan as the high schools do very well in FIRST competitions.

Robotics is both STEM abilities and skilled trades people. Michigan has many specialized manufacturing companies originally for the auto industry that can add robotics.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:51     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:CS major is dead unless you attend a school like MIT. People refuse to believe it and keep making disastrous decisions.


Correct. MIT and about 8-10 other similar top level schools.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:49     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


JHU, Rice, and Northwestern are not known for CS.


Not true
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:47     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


What happened to the kids who learn how to code and love robotics and 3D design? What majors do they choose?
mechanical engineering
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 07:02     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:CS major is dead unless you attend a school like MIT. People refuse to believe it and keep making disastrous decisions.


Same or worse for other majors.

At least all the AI stuff is from CS.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 01:54     Subject: CS majors
https://inbt.jhu.edu/johns-hopkins-no-7-in-u-s-news-best-colleges-rankings/

JHU is #16 in CS by US News for undergrad.
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 01:52     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Best bet is double major in CS and something else, or get an engineering degree and minor in CS.
Best schools for CS related interests with the job market now and for the forseeable future: MIT, Stanford, CMU, ivies with real engineering , JHU, Rice, Northwestern, UCB, GT.


JHU, Rice, and Northwestern are not known for CS.


what the hell? JHU is exceptionally known for CS due to its cybersecurity program and FANG connections (places very well into FANG by percent of grads hired there despite a smaller CS department compared to CMU, Stanford, etc.)
Anonymous
Post 04/20/2026 01:44     Subject: CS majors
Anonymous wrote:CS major is dead unless you attend a school like MIT. People refuse to believe it and keep making disastrous decisions.


lol