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.
Government Technology

CS Majors Decline at UC for First Time Since Early 2000s

(TNS) — For the first time since the dot-com bust in the early 2000s, undergraduate computer science enrollment across the UC system declined in 2025, data show. Only one UC has defied the downward ...
Forbes

Earning A Master’s In Computer Engineering: What To Know

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Investopedia

Skip the Computer Science Degree—Why Some Software Engineers Aren’t in High Demand Anymore

Kristina Byas is contributor at Investopedia. As a personal finance expert, she has lent her insights and knowledge to numerous financial publications. Her articles have helped readers navigate the ...
Michigan Technological University

What is Computer Engineering?

Computer engineering is a broad field that sits in between the hardware of electrical engineering and the software of computer science. When computer engineers design hardware, they focus on what the ...
Purdue University

Computer Engineering

Computer engineering encompasses all areas of research, development, design and operation of computer systems and their components, including both hardware and software. From designing the next ...