CS Isn’t the Top Major Anymore. Guess What Is.
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While I'm still gathering more data, the initial signal is clear.
And honestly, I’m shocked!
In recent years, CS has dominated as the top major—riding the AI wave. I’ve benefited from this wave myself.
Yesterday, I got a message from a colleague in a country with an earlier admission cycle—that stopped me cold: CS has now dropped to third place,
But they didn’t say what topped the list. I asked them to clarify, and when they replied... I was stunned.
It wasn’t engineering. It wasn’t data science.
In case you're curious, the top two majors in their university are:
Economics and Mathematics.
Are you surprised!?
But it got me thinking.
Maybe what students really want is deeper understanding. Not just tools—but foundations.
That’s why I’ve been focusing so much on math—specifically, teaching it by hand ✍️. No flashy demos, no shortcuts. Just clarity, from the ground up.
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Tragically, I suspect maybe what students might really want is more money.
Finance preferentially hires Economics and Mathematics grads.
And Finance pays the largest salaries and is thus poaching a lot of talent from other fields.
Certainly so in the UK, where Finance is arguably too dominant in our economy.
(Rumours online argue that many CS grads in recent years only studied the subject to chase a Big Tech salary without having a real passion for the subject.)
But Dr. Yeh! What are the sources for such a major shift?