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This has been an issue for decades. Here are some numbers: https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d19/tables/dt19_325.35.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/
by Jtsummers 2y ago
This has been an issue for decades.
Here are some numbers:
https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d19/tables/dt19_325.35.asp https://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d19/tables/dt19_325.35.a...
Note the peak in 1986 or so. Another peak right after the dotcom bubble burst (students started during the bubble). And the late 2010s surge in masters degrees as people are either trying to make themselves more competitive (than just having a BS) or coming in from another field like EE or Physics and trying to get a credential to get in the door.
- joshdavham 2y agoThese are some interesting numbers! Thanks for sharing!
- Jtsummers 2y agoNo problem. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43778701 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43778701 - You may like to read this, written by Bertrand Meyer in 1984 where a student of the time had lamented the apparent difficulty of earning the CS degree just so he could get a well-compensated job.
- joshdavham 2y agoI appreciated this too! This was a pretty cathartic read. Definitely a bit ahead of its time.