If you want to program, computer science is worth it. If I've got one regret in my life (Physics+Math BA and Physics PhD -> software dev) it is that I never took a compilers class. (Though I learned many life lessons like how to work the triggers on an oscilloscope, how tenacious cutting grease for machine tools, not be intimidated by
any technical problem, etc.)
Get your money's worth and study a hard quantitative field that will challenge you.
I know many people who got an MBA for whom it was a great career move because it is a hard quantitative degree that will challenge you and get you ready for Fortune 500 or McKinsey or non-profit administration (current boss) or startups (prior boss.) I think a bachelor's in BA is not worth it. If you're interested in that sort of thing you can learn a lot in the school of hard knocks (helping administer a business) or getting an accounting certificate which is a great credential from a money making perspective that will also help you be a quantitative thinker.
An alternate take to the current problem is that everybody is studying CS, my Uni is opening a second CS building but is likely to lay off IT workers soon. People really stopped studying the humanities so maybe it is time, and this too is a field that can really challenge you (employers love a good writer!). There is a shortage of men entering HEAL jobs
https://aibm.org/research/the-heal-economy/
and that work may be AI-resistant.
Personally I think there are a lot of young people who want the bling but don’t have the hustle to get it. The story I want to hear is you came from a poor family, studied a hard major, played football, took care of your little brother, started a business with a big ARR, etc. (Not quite realistic, the coach will lean on you hard to stay focused on the game…) I’m kinda sensitive to signs somebody doesn’t have a good work ethic.
