What To Do When Failing Your Computer Science Degree?

You are about to fail your computer science degree or doubt that you will make it to the end since it is just too hard?

While failing a degree or giving up on it is not nice at all, it is still not the end of the world.

In fact, ending one thing can be the start of another great journey and instead of being miserable, you should rather ask yourself what you want to do with your life next.

Hence, in this article, I provide you with a few ideas regarding proper alternatives to a computer science degree that might be of interest to you.

Of course, these are just a few ideas.

In the end, you have to decide for yourself what path you want to go according to your personal preferences and circumstances.

Without further ado, let’s get started!

Academic Alternatives To A Computer Science Degree

  1. Engineering Degree
  2. Math Degree
  3. Physics Degree
  4. Business Degree
  5. Statistician Degree

Engineering Degree

One alternative to a computer science degree could be an engineering degree since you could work as an engineer and could make pretty good money in the long run.

Math Degree

If you are really good at working with numbers and logic in general, you may also want to consider enrolling for a math degree.

However, don’t do it unless you are really smart since a math degree is really demanding and only very few people are smart enough to complete it.

Physics Degree

Similar to a math degree, enrolling in a physics degree may also make sense if you are strong at logic and also want to work on complex problems as a physicist later on.

Business Degree

If you want to work in the corporate world, a business degree may also greatly help you in this regard since you might be able to work as a treasurer or in many other niches.

Statistician Degree

You may also want to consider a statistician major if you are good at logic and want to combine some of the knowledge you have already acquired from your computer science courses with other useful statistical measures so you may be able to work in big data or in other demanding fields later on.

As you can see, there are some academic alternatives to a computer science degree.

However, if you don’t want to study anymore and rather want to do more practical things, you may want to consider the following non-academic alternatives instead.

Non-Academic Alternatives To A Computer Science Degree

  1. Digital Marketer
  2. Realtor
  3. Fundraiser
  4. Influencer
  5. Artist

Digital Marketer

If you are an outgoing person and really good at dealing with people and understand how the human mind works, you may be able to make lots of money as a digital marketer promoting your own products or the products of others.

Realtor

In case you are interested in the real estate market, you may also want to consider a career as a realtor since you might be able to use some of your IT knowledge to gain an edge over the competition in terms of online visibility and market reach.

Fundraiser

If you are good at dealing with people and also want to make a positive impact on society, you may want to consider becoming a fundraiser since you might be able to support many important projects.

Influencer

If you understand the digital world well, you may also be able to start a successful career as an influencer.

In fact, some influencers make pretty good money and if you understand the game, you may be able to make much more than the average person out there in this field.

Artist

If you love painting or doing other kinds of art, you may also want to consider a career as an artist since you might be able to turn your passion into a real job and if you are really good at it, you may also be able to make a decent living from it.

What Should You Do If You Fail Your Computer Science Degree?

While you could consider switching to a math or statistics degree, there are also some non-academic alternatives to a computer science degree like becoming a digital marketer or using your digital knowledge for promoting your own products.

Sources

https://www.statista.com/statistics/1268418/united-states-computer-science-principles-exam-apa-students-gender-ethnicity/

Own research and interviews.

About the author

My name is Andreas and my mission is to educate people about the different career paths that are possible in our current state of the world.

In my opinion, people often make the mistake to choose their profession solely based on how much money they can earn from it instead of doing what makes them really happy.

This is quite sad and I just want to give people a more objective picture of what a fulfilling career could look like.

I did the same when I started working in consulting after finishing my Master’s degree in Economics.

However, I’ve quit pretty soon after that since I haven’t found true meaning in my job.

Now I can do what I really love to do and I want to enable as many other people as well to go this exciting path towards happiness instead of money.

I conducted various interviews with employees to give you a good impression of what working in different fields will look like and that you can make the best possible decision regarding your future career choice.

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