Sunday, June 22, 2025

It's because they don't need 4 years wasted in expensive colleges!-----Computer engineering grads face double the unemployment rate of art history majors | The College Fix

Computer engineering grads face double the unemployment rate of art history majors | The College Fix - Alexandra Horwitz 
  • The stats show art history majors have a 3 percent unemployment rate while computer engineering grads have a 7.5 percent unemployment rate. 
  • Computer science grads are in a similar boat, with a 6.1 percent rate...
Graphic design is at 7.2 percent, chemistry at 6.1 percent and fine arts at 7.1 percent. Physics and sociology — which represent both sides of the spectrum — came in with similar numbers, with 7.8 percent and 6.7, respectively...
  • “One possible explanation for the higher-than-average jobless rates is that computer science majors face competition in the labor market from workers without a four-year degree but with work experience and from workers with a 2-year degree in computer science,” he told The College Fix.
  • He also said the required credentials, such as certifications, that computer science grads need to show future employers could be slowing things down for them...

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