Lifetime college returns differ significantly by major, research finds
Higher Ed Dive
APRIL 25, 2024
Engineering and computer science showed the best return out of 10 fields of study that were examined.
Are Two Disciplines Better Than One? The Push for Integrated Majors
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 13, 2025
Ten colleges will launch integrated majors, which combine two existing degrees into one, to see if they lead to increased diversity and skill sets suited to the 21st century. As the director of first-year writing at a midsize public university, Melanie Gagich doesnt know a ton about computer science.
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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 3, 2022
For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students.
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The College Finder
Higher Ed Data Stories
SEPTEMBER 25, 2023
It uses IPEDS data I downloaded as soon as I can when it became available (and before a looming government shutdown), and shows all 1,700 majors recognized by the federal government in the IPEDS system, using CIP codes, and the number of degrees awarded by college in any selected area. The chart will update.
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UW Gets Google Gift to Diversify Computer Science Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The University of Washington (UW) and Google have announced a $400,000 gift from the tech giant that will go towards efforts to diversify the field of K-12 computer science education. Computer science is one of America’s most critical fields. Ko Th e lack of diversity is mirrored in the computer science teaching force.
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The 15 best colleges for computer science degree seekers
University Business
FEBRUARY 6, 2023
As a growing number of undergraduate students each year opt to enroll in computer science, it’s important to know which schools offer the best degrees in the field. Not only did computer science survive the pandemic—it thrived. College (Intelligent Score) Location Cost per undergraduate credit/graduate 1.
Pioneers discuss the challenges facing computer science
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 30, 2022
Though the 28 laureates in attendance this year gave and listened to each other’s talks with optimistic titles such as “Computing for Social Good,” Inside Higher Ed took the opportunity to ask them questions about computer science’s challenges in higher education. Missing Seats at Important Tables.
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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 21, 2023
Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School.
Community College Student Leaders Selected for Prestigious DREAM Scholars Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 6, 2025
Eight community college students from across the globe have been named 2025 DREAM Scholars by Achieving the Dream (ATD), marking a diverse cohort that Dr. Karen A. Stout includes representatives from a Tribal College, South Africa's Siyaphumelela Network, and the Gateway to College program.
College degree? Why your first job may matter more
University Business
MARCH 19, 2025
Dismissing the value of a college degree has become a national pastime. Traditionally, a college degree signals someone has the skills to become a high achiever. However, the current debate over whether someone should attend college misses a broader and more fundamental point. Yet too many college graduates are choosing wrong.
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College clubs becoming just as competitive as getting into college
University Business
JANUARY 8, 2025
When Nhan Tong, a freshman majoring in computer science at USC, arrived on campus in the fall, he was excited to join social clubs, discover a new passion and make some college friends. The post College clubs becoming just as competitive as getting into college appeared first on University Business.
Is this the first college closing announced in 2025?
University Business
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
24) College closings are expected to uptick over the next five years due to the demographic cliff, and Northland College may be the first of 2025. This page will be continuously updated as University Business monitors the changing landscape of college closings, as well as mergers and acquisitions, in the coming year and beyond.
President’s corner: How a genuine student-first mentality propels Linda Livingstone
University Business
JANUARY 3, 2025
In the whirlwind of change occurring in college academics and athletics, Linda Livingstone has her hands full as president of Baylor University and board chair of the NCAA. As the nature of academic research changes at the R1 university, the world of transfer portals and name, image and likeness (NIL) deals have transformed college athletics.
Colleges award tenure
Inside Higher Ed
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Kenyon College. Guy Bresler, electrical engineering and computer science. Guy Bresler, electrical engineering and computer science. Michael Carbin, electrical engineering and computer science. Stefanie Jegelka, electrical engineering and computer science. Qussay Al-Attabi, Arabic.
How an MCS grad chose his pathway with Illinois—a top-5 computer science school
Coursera blog
APRIL 29, 2024
Rahul is a recent graduate of the Master of Computer Science (MCS) program from The Grainger College of Engineering at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (Illinois) on Coursera. News and World Report naming Illinois’ Department of Computer Science in the top 5 in 2023, Rahul could confidently pick the MCS.
Colleges award tenure
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 6, 2023
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Changes in Bachelor's Degrees, 2010 to 2022
Higher Ed Data Stories
JUNE 2, 2024
You can see the college or university sector, region, urbanicity, and Carnegie classification (rolled up into larger segments for clarity.) I downloaded IPEDS data from 2010 to 2022 (even years) and created the visualization to show those changes and patterns in bachelor's degrees awarded.
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Student Success in STEM
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 5, 2025
As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.
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These are the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity education
University Business
DECEMBER 5, 2022
These are three of the six must-have modules for a cybersecurity course, and these 10 colleges have them all. Which colleges are doing the most when it comes to providing top-tier education on the subject? ” Now, here’s a look at the top 10 colleges for cybersecurity. But what about higher ed?
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These 18 schools are offering the most competitive AI tracks for undergrads
University Business
AUGUST 6, 2024
For the last decade, computer science majors have become highly prized by many colleges and universities. Colleges and universities have slowly begun to launch undergraduate degrees in AI. News & World Report, Computer Science Degree Hub and TechTarget. The school offers a B.S.
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Colleges award tenure
Inside Higher Ed
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
Bowdoin College Oyman Basaran, sociology Meryem N.
Digital workforce: Bachelor’s in computing beats out engineering and finance for best-paying jobs
University Business
MAY 4, 2023
Credentials holders in computer-related fields, such as computer science, computer engineering and computer and information sciences, are the country’s most lucrative students early into their careers, according to Department of Education data compiled by The HEA Group and College Scorecard.
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Colleges start new programs
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 14, 2023
American International College is starting a bachelor’s of public administration. Spartanburg Methodist College is adding a bachelor of arts in psychology. in computer science. Regent University is starting a Ph.D. program in government. University of Hartford is starting an M.S.
Vanderbilt Moves Forward on Florida Expansion Plans
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 21, 2024
The proposed campus would reportedly feature a college for computer science and artificial intelligence, as well as an “innovation hub” seemingly focused on entrepreneurship.
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Colleges start new programs
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 27, 2022
Macomb Community College is starting an associate of science in dental hygiene. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is starting a professional master of computer science program, in Chicago. Prairie View A&M University is starting a B.A. in African American studies.
Vanderbilt to Establish New Computing, AI, Data Science College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 25, 2024
Vanderbilt University has announced its work toward establishing a college dedicated to computer science, artificial intelligence (AI), data science, and related fields. Dr. Krishnendu Roy The interdisciplinary college will be led by a new dean, who will report to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dr. C.
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College students are still struggling with basic math. Professors blame the pandemic
University Business
AUGUST 31, 2023
Diego Fonseca looked at the computer and took a breath. It was his final attempt at the math placement test for his first year of college. His first three tries put him in pre-calculus, a blow for a student who aced honors physics and computer science in high school. Read more from AP News.
Seal of Excelencia 2024
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
To earn the Seal of Excelencia a college or university must demonstrate an intentional, institutional focus on advancing Latino student success by aligning data and practice. Lastly, a college or university’s commitment must be sustained over time. and graduate 19%. Morales, president of CSUSB.
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Better together: These 16 Connecticut schools team up on AI
University Business
MARCH 27, 2025
Sixteen colleges and universities have joined the consortium to keep up with the rapid pace of change AI has sewn across every facet of the state economy. Connecticut corporations, academic institutions and nonprofits are teaming up to tackle the implications of artificial intelligence through the Connecticut AI Alliance, or CAIA.
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College Degree Still Sound Investment, Despite Rising Tuition
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 11, 2024
Earning a college degree is still a sound investment, although the rate of economic return varies across college majors and student demographics, according to a new American Educational Research Association (AERA) analysis of 5.8 million individuals with college degrees and 2.9 million Americans.
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Starting Salaries for Bachelor’s Degrees in Traditionally Higher-Paying Disciplines Leveling Off
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Starting salaries for college graduates with bachelor’s degrees in traditionally higher-paying disciplines are leveling off, according to a survey by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). The average starting salary for bachelor’s degree graduates in computer science is expected to decrease by 4.0%
Students’ top 10 most-regretted majors have everything to do with one issue
University Business
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
What are the top 10 most regretted college majors? What may just as noteworthy as what’s on that list is that nearly half of all current job seekers regret their choice of college major, a new ZipRecruiter survey says. The survey asked graduates whether they would choose the same major if they could do college all over again.
Mastering Data Science: Jeremy Samuel’s Journey with The University of Illinois
Coursera blog
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Most recently, he completed the Master of Computer Science in Data Science (MCS-DS) online from the Grainger College of Engineering and is now doubling down on his studies in pursuit of the Master of Science in Technology Management (MSTM) from Gies College of Business on campus.
AMARDEEP KAHLON
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 9, 2024
Amardeep Kahlon Amardeep Kahlon has been named vice president of education and learning at Central New Mexico Community College. Kahlon served as the vice president of academic affairs at Paradise Valley Community College in Phoenix.
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EY and UAlbany Partner to Develop Future Business Leaders
Insight Into Diversity
MARCH 25, 2025
Students from various disciplines, including business, cybersecurity, informatics, and computer science, can apply to the program. This helps them build connections and develop career-oriented skills from the outset of their college experience.
KAVITA BALA
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 27, 2024
Bowers College of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University has been named the university’s 17th provost. An expert in computer vision and graphics, Bala will succeed John Siliciano, professor of law in Cornell Law School, who has served as interim provost since July 1.
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A machine can now do college-level math
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 16, 2022
Image: For a long time, computer scientists struggled to develop artificial intelligence that could solve difficult symbolic math. That disappointed Iddo Drori, a computer science lecturer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, whose 500 students in one of his classes a couple of years ago had more questions than he had time to answer.
Report Describes Pandemic Impact on College Choices of the COVID Cohort
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JUNE 12, 2023
Now, as the COVID cohort graduates and gets ready for higher education, a new report shows how the pandemic affected their college and career choices, both positively and negatively. COVID’s mental health impacts also affected college choices. And the impacts from changes in college choices might be long-term. “If
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University of Alabama at Birmingham Awarded $4.6 Million Grant Renewal to Bolster Cybersecurity Workforce Programs
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 31, 2023
The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 million grant renewal to support cybersecurity workforce development programs. 32 students will be selected over five years. 32 students will be selected over five years.
Community Colleges Up, Four-Year Schools Down in Latest Enrollment Data
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MAY 23, 2023
After large pandemic-related declines the past several years, community college enrollment grew this spring by 0.5%, or 22,000 students, compared to spring 2022. According to Shapiro, those new factors may include growing concerns about the value of a college degree or about incurring debt to get one. at public schools and 0.2%
Georgetown, Howard, and Morgan State Partner for Environmental Data Initiative
Insight Into Diversity
APRIL 4, 2023
We want to build a long-term, sustainable and inclusive infrastructure, and we could not do that without engaging data scientists at Historically Black Colleges and Universities,” said Michael Bailey, Colonel William J. Walsh Professor of American Government at Georgetown University, in a news release.
MassBay Community College to Offer Free Tech Education and Training to Unemployed and Underemployed Workers
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 27, 2023
MassBay Community College will be offering free education and training in the areas of computers and technology to unemployed and underemployed workers. David Podell. Collaborating with area workforce partners to fill the needs in MetroWest is a winning combination for the local economy.”
Engineering majors earn top salaries for grads—with a caveat
University Business
MARCH 26, 2024
AI and its related fields are forecasted as the academic programs of tomorrow , and the University of South Florida and Vanderbilt University have already begun to build on this by introducing new colleges. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). CNBC focused on a recent study by the New York Federal Reserve. from last year.
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Report: Colleges Contribute to a Segregated Workforce
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 26, 2022
The report, released Wednesday, notes that women are less likely than men to enroll in computer sciences or engineering programs and more likely to study health care and education. For example, Black students are overrepresented in health care and underrepresented in science, technology, engineering and math majors.
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