Apparently the job market is hot in computer science: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/09/no-clear-solution-nationwide-shortage-computer-science-pro

Apparently the job market is hot in computer science: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/09/no-clear-solution-nationwide-shortage-computer-science-professors https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2018/05/09/no-clear-solu... In any case, if you're thinking of enrolling in a Ph.D. program, I strongly urge you to investigate the job market first. In math (my field), the job market is difficult and becoming more so. Apparently it is more so in the humanities and social sciences, less so in statistics.