Only if you would study it anyway

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Study it if the subject itself interests you, but don’t choose it mainly as a safe route to a well-paid job.

Reasons

1.
The idea that a computer science degree guarantees a well-paid job no longer holds for new graduates.
- newyorkfed (newyorkfed.org)
- Supports
  Fewer students are choosing the subject, which suggests many have already stopped seeing it as a safe bet.
  - studentclearinghouse (studentclearinghouse.org)
Objections
- Yes, fundementals will outlast tools · Overstated
  Those unemployment figures come from small samples; measured by employment rate, most recent graduates are working.
  - agglomerations (agglomerations.eig.org)
2.
People who enjoy a subject tend to stay with it through a bad job market, and that persistence is what gets them hired.
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