Computer Science Majors, Your Degree May Not Be As Valuable As You Think

Practical programming skills are becoming more important to employers than college degrees, and Computer Science courses aren’t providing them.

Computer Science students learn to create software using programming languages. *Shutterstock

Computer science degree holders enjoy some of the highest starting salaries of any major, averaging as high as $85,000 for bachelors degrees and $100,000 for masters degrees. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, software developer jobs are abundant, and they pay well:

 

2012 Figures taken from bls.gov's Occupational Outlook Handbook