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mitchbyu
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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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