If you're making that kind of $$ why go back to get an MBA?

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Oct 22, 2014
11:09:31pm

HoustonCougar

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BYU Computer Science bachelor's degree: $85K average start for recent grads

HoustonCougar

10/22/14 10:48pm

question

thebruce

10/22/14 10:53pm

Got your fingers greasy again didn't you.

OldCosmo

10/22/14 10:56pm

I'd call the Computer Sci offices.. but it seems like most of the students

HoustonCougar

10/22/14 10:58pm

Grad students do make more and get research opps

BSUbluNorange

10/22/14 11:55pm

You really don't need a graduate CS degree unless you want to do research

Yoshinobu

10/22/14 11:51pm

At my employer, a masters degree starts you at a higher grade level and probably

cheezedawg

10/23/14 12:29am

My daughter is thinking of changing major from Econ to Computer Science

run26

10/22/14 10:54pm

Change to Computer Science, get masters in Econ or Business

OldCosmo

10/22/14 10:57pm

The job market for software developers is very hot. A computer science undergrad

flavordave

10/22/14 11:08pm

If you're making that kind of $$ why go back to get an MBA?

HoustonCougar

10/22/14 11:09pm

It depends on one's career aspirations, but one's options are greatly enhanced

flavordave

10/22/14 11:24pm

Plus with an MBA you have a much higher chance of people wanting to punch you

CSoul

10/22/14 11:26pm

No doubt.

flavordave

10/22/14 11:41pm

Do they get the MBA after getting work experience or right after undergrad?

HoustonCougar

10/22/14 11:31pm

After getting work experience.

flavordave

10/22/14 11:40pm

Tech companies have many programs for women

CasualFan

10/23/14 8:06am

My son graduated a couple of years ago, went to Micro$oft, making $100,000+ now.

OldCosmo

10/22/14 10:55pm

That's the stuff we heard. Nicely paid summer internships that'll pay for the

HoustonCougar

10/22/14 11:00pm

Correct, he graduated with $0 debt.

OldCosmo

10/22/14 11:02pm

What kind of offers did he have?

HoustonCougar

10/22/14 11:06pm

Intel and Microsoft were fighting over him. And a few others.

OldCosmo

10/22/14 11:08pm

Any half decent programmer can pretty much write his/her own ticket

jhingman

10/22/14 10:59pm

Are the jobs we are talking about all super high tech programming type?

run26

10/22/14 11:06pm

There's all sorts of jobs in technology that aren't all programming

jhingman

10/22/14 11:12pm

RE: Are the jobs we are talking about all super high tech programming type?

mitchbyu

10/23/14 1:22am

my wife wants to get a CS or isys degree.

thebruce

10/23/14 1:53am

RE: my wife wants to get a CS or isys degree.

mitchbyu

10/23/14 6:18am

do you think CS or ISYS would be more friendly toward part time work? TIA

thebruce

10/23/14 8:05am

Probably CS

mitchbyu

10/23/14 9:03am

The Manager of Web Development at my company showed me his inbox

cougarblue

10/22/14 11:12pm

I both graduated from BYU in CS and hire programmers now

CSoul

10/22/14 11:15pm

And this is why my company

Zenoch

10/22/14 11:26pm

You can always outsource

GA_Coug

10/23/14 12:28am

That's assuming that the work can be done by non-U.S. Persons

Zenoch

10/23/14 8:29am

CS is great, check out Information Systems as well.

cougarnerd

10/22/14 11:32pm

I just barely graduated with that degree.

Yoshinobu

10/22/14 11:49pm

You just barely graduated? Or you just barely graduated?

kotacoug

10/23/14 12:09am

er, I mean recently ._.

Yoshinobu

10/23/14 12:15am

We're the same way at Boise State, CS Dept run by BYU Grad btw

BSUbluNorange

10/23/14 12:02am

BYU sets the way....again

Heinz57

10/23/14 7:51am

I should also mention

BSUbluNorange

10/23/14 9:29am

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