Is a masters in cs worth it?

ChrisTKD
Thu, 24 Oct 2013 08:44:00 +0000

Interesting discussion on the merits of an MS in CS. Son#2 will be able to earn his undergrad in a total of 3 years and his academic advisor suggested he do an accelerated MS. For CS majors that qualify they can substitute some graduate level courses for 4xxx courses and earn the MS in one year. So, theoretically he could graduate with a masters in four years. While the one year of extra income for leaving with an undergrad is significant I’m thinking that an extra year of maturity (and college fun) may be worth it. Of course, if he doesn’t wind up liking research he’s not going to go for it.