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Interest in artificial intelligence training is soaring, but only a fraction of the demand is being met by higher education, according to a new report.<\/p>\n
Nearly 57\u00a0million people in the U.S. are interested in learning AI-based skills\u2014with about 8.7\u00a0million currently learning, the higher education marketing and research firm Validated Insights estimates.<\/p>\n
Two-thirds of them are doing so independently through videos, online reading and other learning resources, and a third are doing so via a structured and supervised learning program. However, just 7,000 (0.2\u00a0percent) are learning AI via a credit-bearing program from a higher education institution.<\/p>\n
This is despite enrollment in AI courses growing quickly in recent years. According to the report, the first bachelor\u2019s degree in the subject was launched by Carnegie Mellon University in 2018.<\/p>\n
Over the next five years, enrollment in AI programs at colleges and universities grew 45\u00a0percent annually. The report found that approximately 1\u00a0percent of institutions now offer a master\u2019s degree in AI, 2.5\u00a0percent a bachelor\u2019s degree and 3 to 5\u00a0percent offer a nondegree program.<\/p>\n
SUNY\u2019s University at Buffalo saw enrollment in its master\u2019s degree in AI grow over 20 times from 2020 to 2024, from five to 103 students.<\/p>\n
\u201cBased on the data, there was sizable existing interest and demand for professional and workplace education and training in AI and AI-related areas, but we probably haven\u2019t seen anything yet,\u201d said Brady Colby, head of market research at Validated Insights.<\/p>\n
\u201cAccording to survey data and hiring trends, this market, the AI education and training market, is positioned for incredible, maybe explosive, growth.\u201d<\/p>\n
Validated Insights said ed-tech companies have seized the opportunity and are serving more than 99\u00a0percent of those looking to upskill in AI. Just 14\u00a0months after the launch of ChatGPT, enrollment in generative AI courses on platforms like Coursera and Udemy had grown to 3.5\u00a0million.<\/p>\n
\u201cGiven the expected very high demand for learning AI, that so few existing learners are in credit programs is an important thing to know,\u201d said Colby.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s not necessarily a warning for colleges and universities as it may be a blast of opportunity. If for-credit, degree-granting institutions can sync their programs and reach this massive pool of interested students, the rewards could be excessive\u2014for the students and schools alike.\u201d<\/p>\n
Estimates published by Statista suggest that the aggregate market for AI in the U.S. in 2025 is worth $74\u00a0billion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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