LSA = slightly worse job prospects compared to Eng/Ross?

Am I wrong? I know both are generally more challengeing than LSA.

It depends on your major, but in general, it may well be the case. Both the job market and starting salary are likely much better with a business or engineering degree with some exceptions though, for instance, the CS in LSA.

ThePariah, that is clearly the case, not just at Michigan, but at all universities. Engineers, Computer Science and Business majors will always have better job prospects than Humanities majors. The exception is at elite universities that do not offer Business as a major, in which case, Economics and Mathematics majors will replace Business majors.

And LSA Econ and Math may not lag much behind Ross, if any as both may be more rigorous.

@billcsho @HRSMom I’m thinking about doing CS in LSA, or math.

I believe CS majors @ LSA get access to the same career resources as CS majors @ Engineering- someone correct me if I am wrong.

How about for the science majors at Michigan, like physics or geology?

You are in luck ThePariah, as yikesyikesyikes points out, CS majors at LSA have access to the same career opportunities as CS majors in the CoE.

eyo777, long time! Physics and Geology majors at Michigan have strong career prospects, especially if they go all the way (PhD).

Great. I have an unrelated question…does a CS major, say in Michigan have a higher average salary compared to a less selective college like Temple University?

The salary will likely be influenced by the nature of the job, the location of the job and and the company that hires you. Where you went to college will not influence salary a great deal. However, the odds of a Michigan CS major landing a high paying job of choice are probably going to be much better than those of a Temple CS major.

Great, thanks :slight_smile:
Do I need to go to grad school for CS?

Graduate school is not necessary for CS majors.

As much as people play up getting a job via Ross, it’s important to know if you want the type of job Ross can prepare you for. If you don’t like finance, accounting, marketing, management, human resources, or consulting, it might not be the right choice.

The same goes with engineering. If you don’t want to be an engineer, it’s probably not the best fit.

Agreed FinUmichStudent. The Michigan brand is very powerful, and with careful preparation, LSA students with good grades (3.5+ GPAs) and good initiative have excellent professional opportunities.

Doesn’t seem all that well covered in this thread, but society’s increasing complexity means that an undergraduate degree is often the first step on a life-long trek to become credentialed. Michigan is an elite feeder to elite programs of all types – professional and otherwise. Though heavily criticized for its “methodology” – and let’s face it, most rankings have these issues – there was a Wall Street Journal article (last 10 years or more recent?) showing Michigan just inside the top 20 or so after “normalization” and somewhere in or near the top 5 before “normalization” as a feeder to elite programs. So, whether or not that particular study was junk, the take-away is that a good GPA from Michigan (as noted above by Alexandre) will serve you well and put you on par with other elite schools as defined at the national level. You’ll get interviews and the all important “first look” from employers, then it is up to you to crush the interview and after that, perform in the job.

Hey @Alexandre! Yeah, I plan on a PhD.
Do you know if physics/mathematics majors also have access to engineering career fairs and projects?

Unrelated question, are most CS classes on North campus? I live on central campus.

Yes, most are on North Campus.

Great, so I’d have to take buses often from Central campus lol.

The Beysters (billionaire alums who have generously given to the University over the years) donated $15 million for the building dedicated solely to Computer Science and Computer Engineering. The building is located in North Campus.