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82% recommend

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  • Freshman764%
  • Sophomore218%
  • Senior218%
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Anonymous student
very flexible and versatile; it’s 1/3 cs 2/3 math at my school

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Anonymous student
Good major at intersection of math and CS, can go into many career paths like swe, finance, etc.

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Anonymous student
in my school it’s like 1/3 cs 2/3 math but i think you get a good enough foundation in cs for a swe job but also a good foundation in math to pursue math in grad school. It’s very flexible

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Courses & teachingPositive

very flexible and versatile; it’s 1/3 cs 2/3 math at my school

Anonymous studentFreshman
Math
5.0/5
Writing
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

Good major at intersection of math and CS, can go into many career paths like swe, finance, etc.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

in my school it’s like 1/3 cs 2/3 math but i think you get a good enough foundation in cs for a swe job but also a good foundation in math to pursue math in grad school. It’s very flexible

Anonymous studentFreshman
Career
5.0/5
Apr 2026
Advice & things to knowPositive

It’s a good major to experience computer science and determine if it’s the right field for you rather than directly going into computer science and finding out. Additionally, it’s more flexible as you can minor in something else.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

If you enjoy math and computer science I would recommend this major. It is much more applied than pure math, so this major would be perfect if you want to go into industry rather than academics.

Switched from Mathematics

Anonymous studentSenior
Career
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsPositive

I would recommend for people who want to go into industry rather than academics but who enjoy math a lot.

Switched from Mathematics

Anonymous studentSenior
Career
2.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

It is a decent major, and is easy for getting the math classes.

Switched from Computational Linguistics

Anonymous studentFreshman
Math
4.0/5
Writing
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Courses & teachingPositive

Very theoretical and a lot resources to help with courses

Switched from Statistics

Anonymous studentSophomore
Math
5.0/5
Writing
4.0/5
Apr 2026
Careers & next stepsMixed

This major is hard but rewarding. Be employable on your own time.

Anonymous studentSophomore
Career
5.0/5
Mar 2026
Enjoyment & fitPositive

Comptuational mathematics is a math-heavy major, so it is recommended to those who enjoy math and a bit of computer science.

Anonymous studentFreshman
Enjoyment
3.0/5
Apr 2026
Difficulty & workloadCritical

Hard hard hard hard as hell don’t come wish I didn’t choose it

Switched from Environmental Science

Anonymous studentFreshman
Difficulty
5.0/5
Workload
5.0/5
Apr 2026

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