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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Think of CS jobs as a spectrum.. On the more "cool" and difficult end are the hard core programming jobs, the ones that create software like salesforce, facebook or google's own algorithms, building a web browser, etc.  On the other end of the spectrum are Information systems jobs that take these tools and apply them to business situations (implementing salesforce, custom code to build business websites, etc.).

The first category of jobs are fewer in number and pay a lot more in the long run and most of the hires come disproportionately from top CS schools.  The latter kind (IS jobs) draw heavily from the lower ranked schools and bootcamps and pay less than pure CS jobs.  There are also a lot more of these jobs.

Net result? The majority of CMU CS grads will end up with  hardcore CS jobs that pay 20-50% more (total comp) while the majority of UVA CS grads will end up working at IS jobs (think Accenture, BAH, etc.).

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There are so few CMU students that they don't make much a dent in the whole industry. Also the first generation of google search engine was first developed by the graduates from state univ that are on par with UVA. [/quote]

Valid points.  Picking the right college is like trying to game the system.  Go to Harvard, your chances of ending up rich are much higher relative to say, going to Virginia Tech.  Not to say, a Tech grad will not end up rich..just that there will be a lot fewer of those relative to a Harvard.

As I said, the hard core CS jobs are not that many to begin with, at least not as many as IS jobs.  While not many grads come out of CMU, if you add up the number of grads coming out of the top 25 CS programs, it is a lot.  Companies would likely prefer to exhaust that list before moving on to lower tier schools.
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