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Which majors get replaced first?

Ranked by time until AI starts shrinking hiring of graduates · the United States

#MajorYearsAroundAI riskCareer growth
1Illustration5 moMar 2027Very high—
2Business Analytics5 moMar 2027Very high—
3Data Science5 moMar 2027Very high—
4Software Engineering5 moMar 2027Very high—
5Game Art & Animation11 moSep 2027Very high—
6Health Information Management & Medical Coding11 moSep 2027Very high—
7Professional & Technical Writing11 moSep 2027Very high—
8Creative Writing11 moSep 2027Very high−0.3%
9Graphic Design11 moSep 2027Very high−1.7%
10Advertising & Public Relations11 moSep 2027Very high—
11UX / Interaction Design11 moSep 2027Very high+6%
12Marketing11 moSep 2027Very high—
13Management Information Systems (MIS / CIS)11 moSep 2027Very high—
14Computer Science11 moSep 2027Very high—
15Statistics11 moSep 2027Very high—
16Dental Laboratory Technology1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high−5.9%
17Comparative Literature1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
18German1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
19Journalism1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high−5.9%
20Film & Video Production1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high+4%
21English Language & Literature1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
22Game Design & Development1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
23Chinese1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
24Communication Studies1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
25Information Technology1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
26Bioinformatics & Computational Biology1 yr 5 moMar 2028Very high—
27Court Reporting & Captioning1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high−0.1%
28Animation1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high−0.3%
29Japanese1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+2%
30Photography1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high−0.7%
31Anthropology1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
32East Asian Studies1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
33Fine Arts / Studio Art (BFA)1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
34Music Business / Music Industry1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
35Healthcare Administration1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+24.2%
36Linguistics1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
37Sociology1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
38Human Resources Management1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
39Business Administration & Management1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
40Cognitive Science1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+6%
41Economics1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+7.2%
42Finance1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+7.2%
43Neuroscience1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
44Applied Mathematics1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
45Psychology1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
46Landscape Architecture1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+4.4%
47Artificial Intelligence1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high—
48Cybersecurity1 yr 11 moSep 2028Very high+21%
49Latin American Studies2 yrs 5 moMar 2029Very high—
50Fashion Design2 yrs 5 moMar 2029Very high+0.1%