Average IQ of students by college major

**safinator** · 07-30-2017, 05:17 PM

**CommonSense** · 08-21-2018, 02:31 PM

What's the source for this graph?

**safinator** · 08-22-2018, 08:48 AM

Originally Posted by CommonSense

What's the source for this graph?

**Aldaris** · 08-22-2018, 09:31 AM

I would expect computer programming and computer science (especially the former) to be near the very top, at least on the math axis. Algorithm design is extremely similar to solving mathematical problems, in fact, it can be regarded as a specific subclass of them, and theoretical computer science is literally just a field of mathematics, essentially no different than calculus or topology. The particular college/colleges, which participated in the research, probably put a lot of emphasis on the applied computer science while disregarding the rest of the field.

**~~Selurong~~** · 08-22-2018, 09:50 AM

I took Philosophy as my College Course. I'm guess I'm at the higher end of the scale, IQ wise.

**~~postmodkant~~** · 08-30-2018, 08:17 AM

Originally Posted by Vyaghrapada

I would expect computer programming and computer science (especially the former) to be near the very top, at least on the math axis. Algorithm design is extremely similar to solving mathematical problems, in fact, it can be regarded as a specific subclass of them, and theoretical computer science is literally just a field of mathematics, essentially no different than calculus or topology. The particular college/colleges, which participated in the research, probably put a lot of emphasis on the applied computer science while disregarding the rest of the field.

And then Whites in Murica wonder why they end up as Starbucks Baristas or TripleA Tow truck drivers after college.

While us Indians get jobs at Oracle, IBM, GE or Microsoft with a six figure starting salary. Theoretical computer science is as mathematical as physics.

**Harley** · 03-23-2019, 06:09 PM

I’m not surprised most of my preferred careers rank in high verbal, the majority of them in low math high verbal LOL.

**~~Selurong~~** · 03-23-2019, 06:15 PM

Turns out my College Major has the 3rd Highest IQ score. Sweet.

**Carl34** · 07-17-2020, 11:34 AM

Physics is the first? Oh, I'm not surprised. Maybe it's me, but even physics in high school was hard for me. Major in physics is just beyond me. I guess it's super hard to achieve that.