With AI on the march, students are abandoning IT degrees

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The number of students signing up for degrees in information technology has plunged, and data shows graduates are finding it harder to land full-time work.

The number of students signing up for information technology degrees has plunged alongside the rise of artificial intelligence, with graduates who enrolled during the IT boom now less likely to be in full-time work within months of finishing study.

IT degrees saw the sharpest drop-off in new enrolments out of the major fields of study last year, according to new Education Department data, after years of bumper growth spurred by projections that the country would need 1.2 million tech workers by 2030.

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