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i have extended family that had cs, and couldnt find a job, they are probably in adjacent fields. i can say the same for bio related majors that is not going into health, which is more difficult : must have lab experience prior to graduation(catch 22, where else can you get it when not in school), you'd be lucky to even get it as a post-bacc if they dont already prioritized undergrads, and graduates first. and the biggest is research experience, which is even harder to get than lab(research as part of your degree doesnt count, unless you were published in well known journal, its pushing it though.) i know people with a MS in a bio-related degree with no job prospects, gave up after 4 months of searching in '18. agraduate degree is even less attractive to a job market.

while one of my closer fam had a wierd hybrid programming and only found a job after 1 year of searching last decade, and got laid off in '23, still unemployed to this day, he thinks he can live off what he earned over 9-10years on the job and severance pay.

i met someone in a gig job with a CS degree, was somewhat delusional, he thinks by going into a ms/ma degree for CS would mean he be able to advance in his career(obviously came to a in-between jobs because his cs dint work out), but many schools wont take someone who already has a degree, unless you're applying to a grad program. basically no 2nd BS degree, no degree shopping, or academic "incest"(which is getting a undergrad and a grad degree from the same school)