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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Remember that people are more likely to take their first job near where their university is (more connections, no move needed) and those universities in CA have a high cost of living so salaries are also higher. Then places like Carnegie Mellon are in Pittsburgh where cost of living is much lower and salaries accordingly.

The variation in salaries from #1 to #20 on the list isn't that great -- I think you'd do well with any of those universities.[/quote]

Wouldn't many CMU graduates move away from PA for job purposes to other major cities as well (NY, DC SF etc.) and thus subject to the same high cost of living. My guess is CMU graduates would not find many jobs near campus. [/quote]

I went to CMU. It's geography. Remember IT people are needed in every company, not just software companies. So let's say you're a mid-sized industrial products company. You're going to recruit at the local universities, but not fly recruiters out to other universities. There were a bunch of companies at CMU who recruited there simply because they were in Pittsburgh or Ohio, but they aren't companies you'd usually hear of, like Air Products, Westinghouse, PPG. I know many people who took jobs at places like that. Often they just wanted to stay in the area because they had friends who were also staying.

Yes, Google, Facebook and big guys like that fly around to recruit, but the smaller ones don't. Then, CMU grads who do leave Pittsburgh end up dispersed, so not only in high-wage areas like SF and NYC, but also cheaper cities like Chicago and Dallas.[/quote]
Computer science majors don't usually go into IT. They become software developers and computer engineers. Most IT professionals have an information systems degree if they have a degree at all. Many only have certifications for the equipment that they work on - not that there's anything wrong with that. They do well in the field with those certifications.[/quote]

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