Over Supply of CS Grads?

ucbalumnus
Thu, 23 May 2024 03:13:04 +0000

MDparent22:

So on a related note, if CS is in oversupply what are good alternatives for someone with true interest in that area of study? Math and Physics are also of interest to similarly wired kids, but I think it becomes very difficult to do anything with a BS other than teaching route. You have to do PhD and then you’re in research.

Math and physics majors often do find their way into finance and computing, though if your goal is to work in computing, CS is typically a more optimal college major. However, computing in a particular area of application could be helped by course work applicable to that other area.

There are probably many who are generally inclined to math-related subjects (including CS, various engineering areas, math, statistics, physics, quantitative economics and finance), but choose among such subjects those that appear to have better job and career prospects at the time they choose college and major.