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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Long term the world has always and will always become more “computery” so a degree in CS is a good bet. It moves in fits and starts though. But technological innovation never stops 
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I don’t disagree with this as a baseline, that someone with a CS degree will be able to find a job. But the assumption that there will be a big fat firehose of money/upper middle class salaries, that is what I am more skeptical of.[b] [/quote]

Ok, we’ll what else then?  They’ll still have better prospects than English majors. [/quote]

I’m an English major. I’ve been without a job for exactly seven days in the 35 years since I got my degree, and every job has been a fun job that’s related to my degree.

And I wasn’t even a very good English major, and I entered the job market as the economy was collapsing.

Obviously, I’ve been very lucky, but I think it’s a mistake to assume that STEM degrees all lead to paradise or the humanities and social sciences degrees always lead to hell. Bright people who major in something they love and do related jobs and activities while they’re in college can make all kinds of majors pay.

Kids who major in something like CS solely for the money probably aren’t going to stay current enough to hold CS-related jobs for very long.

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dp.. but CS majors, even with the downturn, will be making more than English majors. They will be current enough to hold down a job for many many years. High tech isn't going anywhere.[/quote]

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