What students report

77% recommend

Review sample

  • Freshman330%
  • Sophomore550%
  • Junior110%
  • Senior110%
Career prospects-0.3

0.0/5 here

Lower career outlook here

Elsewhere 3.6Here 3.4
Enjoyment-0.3

0.0/5 here

Lower enjoyment here

Elsewhere 3.8Here 3.5
Difficulty+0.2

0.0/5 here

More difficult here

Elsewhere 3.5Here 3.7

What stands out

  • Less writing-heavy. Writing & analysis is 0.6 points lower than the same major at other schools.
  • Heavier workload. Workload is 0.5 points higher than the same major at other schools.

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Anonymous student
If you're dedicated enough to this major, you will find massive career success. Especially with a school with name such as Berkeley, it will be much easier- but not easy- to find a good job.

Careers & next steps

Anonymous student
It’s pretty math heavy, I’d recommend doing some logic/math prep in high school

Advice & things to know

Anonymous student
It’s pretty mat heavy so I’d recommend brushing up on math prep in high school. Not as cutthroat as everyone says.

Advice & things to know

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PositiveCareers & next steps
Anonymous student
Freshman

If you're dedicated enough to this major, you will find massive career success. Especially with a school with name such as Berkeley, it will be much easier- but not easy- to find a good job.

Apr 2026
PositiveAdvice & things to know
Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified

It’s pretty math heavy, I’d recommend doing some logic/math prep in high school

Apr 2026
PositiveAdvice & things to know
Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified

It’s pretty mat heavy so I’d recommend brushing up on math prep in high school. Not as cutthroat as everyone says.

Apr 2026
CriticalCareers & next steps
Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified
Switched from Statistics

In a landscape where AI is replacing more and more SWE roles, unless you do research the job market is rough.

Apr 2026
CriticalCareers & next steps
Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified
Switched from Statistics

In an era where so much of our workflow is being replaced by AI the job market is super rough and CS honestly might not be a good future to go down unless you are at the frontier of the field and do research. Other than staying ahead of the curve, you are going to be behind and replaced.

Apr 2026
CriticalCareers & next steps
Anonymous student
Sophomore Verified
Switched from Statistics

In a landscape where AI is automating more and more work, job prospects in CS is rough unless you do research.

Apr 2026
PositiveDifficulty & workload
Anonymous student
Freshman Verified

work hard play hard, difficult but definitely doable if you put in the work

Apr 2026
PositiveCareers & next steps
Anonymous student
Freshman Verified

I particularly enjoy the intersection into a diversity of areas, such as software engineering, AI/ML, quantitative finance, research, or startups.

Apr 2026
PositiveCourses & teaching
Anonymous student
Junior Verified

really interesting to learn, good career aspects, e

Apr 2026
MixedDifficulty & workload
Anonymous student
Senior Verified

Computer science is one of the most popular majors with high learning potential, but the workload is also higher than most majors.

Jul 2025

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