CS degree worth the cost?

thedarkstorm
Fri, 19 Oct 2018 01:47:39 +0000

Hey guys, I hope this is the correct forum to post this in.

I am in an interesting situation right now.

I’m 31 and I just landed a nice job as a software development and product manager, with a very fair salary. The thing is, I am the only person on the dev team without a Computer Science degree, let alone any degree at all, and I know I am making less because if this.

Second, it is a remote job, I have a small family wanting to start growing in the next couple of years, and I don’t have access to a university, only some community colleges.

I am wanting to ultimately get into Oregon State’s Computer Science Bachelor’s program, which is 100% online. The thing is, it’s a post bacc program, akd I’d have to have a BA to get accepted.

I’m about half way through getting a BA in philosophy. The only way I can finish is to complete it online, through somewhere like ASU.

Ultimately, to finish up the BA in philosophy AND the BS in Computer Science, I’m looking at 60k in debt.

Not only would this allow me to be paid more at my current job, but future jobs as well, I’m just wary of so much debt.

I think it’s a lot, but a friend of mine put it inti sime perspective and said he had a family member who paid around 100k to 120k for their CS degree.

Is this a good idea?