from Hacker News

College Majors with the Lowest Unemployment Rates

by oatsandsugar on 5/26/25, 8:41 PM with 1 comments

• by ashwinsundar on 5/27/25, 12:19 AM

  This is pretty meaningless data without additional context. Are the graduates employed in the field that they studied? Is a 3.2% unemployment rate that much better than 6.1%, if the employed philosophy majors are actually working low-wage out-of-band jobs that they don't use their degree for?

  I don't think this is a strong argument for the narrative (apparently being sold by Microsoft) that AI is automating away all the jobs for computer science grads

  Also I can't help but laugh at this quote from the linked HBR article:

      "If you want to pursue a career in engineering, you should focus on learning philosophy in addition to traditional engineering coursework. Why? Because it will improve your code." (https://hbr.org/2024/04/why-engineers-should-study-philosophy)
  

  It reminds me of that vibe in the 2010s where they wanted everyone to learn how to code. Michael Bloomberg was coding. What is the point of that? Does it make him a better politician if he becomes a crack Python developer? Either answer, yes or no, is equally idiotic.