My son is stuck between majoring in data science or software engineering. Which degree program is currently seeing higher starting salaries and better internship placement?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
My son is stuck between majoring in data science or software engineering. Which degree program is currently seeing higher starting salaries and better internship placement?
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
2026 starting salary projections bachelor's data science software engineering computer science NACE salary survey internship placement rates majorGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
2025 2026 internship placement rates data science software engineering undergraduate major internship outcomes surveyGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDReason
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Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
2026 starting salary projections bachelor's data science software engineering computer science NACE salary survey internship placement rates major Google ↗
2025 2026 internship placement rates data science software engineering undergraduate major internship outcomes survey Google ↗
- Winter 2026 Salary Survey · naceweb.org
- Class of 2026 Salary Projections Are Promising · naceweb.org
- Knowing Summer Internship Trends Gives You an Edge for Fall College Campus Recruiting · insight.ieeeusa.org
- Luddy Career Services: The Luddy Student Experience: Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering: Indiana University Bloomington · luddy.iu.edu
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2026 starting salary projections bachelor's data science software engineering computer science NACE salary survey internship placement rates major OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
2025 2026 internship placement rates data science software engineering undergraduate major internship outcomes survey OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 |