Choosing these AI-exposed college majors could dent your job prospects — and lower your pay

Choosing these AI-exposed college majors could dent your job prospects — and lower your pay From $6 eggs to $50,000 cars, here's how inflation has defined the past 5 years Choosing these AI-exposed college majors could dent your job prospects — and lower your pay ‘AI is becoming a lens they use to judge whether a major is a safe bet.’ At a time when many college students say they are rethinking their academic focus because of AI, new findings supply hard data on the potential costs of these decisions. via Picking a major has long been a weighty decision for college students, but the financial stakes appear to be getting higher in the AI era, according to economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. At a time when many college students say they are rethinking their academic focus because of the fast-emerging technology, new findings supply hard data on the potential costs of these decisions. Copyright ©2026 MarketWatch, Inc.

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