Degrees and Careers questions

terenc
Sat, 16 Jun 2012 05:59:06 +0000

CS and EE graduates are in high demand and typically earn among the highest salaries for college graduates. I see that you’re going to UCSD, which is great for CS; supposedly its CS department is better than UCLA’s.

However, you say you are merely “interested” in CS/EE/engineering. Do you actually have any experience with CS/EE/engineering?

You should major in the field you are passionate about - not the field in which you merely have some interest but little passion. If you’re really concerned, you could always minor in CS or engineering. Because even if CS/EE grads earn more than you after graduation, 10 years down the line, an econ major who has excelled in their field due to passion will be making more than a CS major who has little passion for their field and just got that degree for a steady job.