Colleges offer AI degrees — could they give job seekers an edge?

As artificial intelligence continues to attract attention and investors, colleges and universities are beginning to market undergraduate AI degrees to students.

As artificial intelligence continues to attract attention and investors, colleges and universities are beginning to market undergraduate AI degrees to students, from Arizona State University to the University of Texas at Dallas.

New graduates are coming into a rough tech job market. While computer science degrees were once seen as a golden ticket to high-paying tech jobs, now, it’s become harder to land tech internships or entry-level positions with increased competition and major cuts across the industry.

But AI majors and professors are hopeful that a more specialized course of study may help graduates stand out.

NBC News identified 13 major colleges and universities that began offering bachelor’s degrees in AI in the last six years. 

With some of the first AI majors just graduating in the last several years, it remains an open question how the majors will fare, but early signs suggest the new degree could give young job seekers an edge.

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-degree-major-college-university-schools-rcna163462

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