More debt depending on College major?

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<p>One more thing - a lot of people with CS/MIS, etc. degrees don’t pursue a grad degree in it and aren’t really very negatively impacted by entering the workforce with a BS.</p>

<p>true…and when I lived in Calif and now in the South, many kids with BS’s work for a bit, and then their companies pay for them to get their grad degrees.</p>

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<p>kathiep, At NCSU,look under the Business Admin. major/programs. There is a concentration in information systems/information technology. NCSU also has a Comp. Sci major.</p>

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<p>mom2collegekids - Sorry about the mix-up with my Alabama colleges, I know you meant Huntsville.</p>

<p>Packmom - Thanks! Found it!</p>

<p>ucs Dad - Thanks for your comments and they seem to enforce what my son wants - Not CS. </p>

<p>Okay, sounds like the consensus is that it doesn’t matter what the intended major is, large debt is not good.</p>

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<p>Even to initially entering the workforce, many with CIS or even engineering degrees just have a BS, down the road for promotions & higher pay, having a MS or PhD is helpful.</p>

<p>Large debt really does limit options of the student going forward, especially if s/he changes direction and/or decides to pursue grad school or professional school.</p>

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<p>A friend’s son is enjoying Wentworth, while an IT oriented son of another friend benefitted from going to Northeastern.</p>

<p>I agree Pitt is worth a look</p>

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<p>Some of the internships have dried up, and I would be leery of the co-op programs unless the internships are guaranteed! I have read of students in those co-ops having difficulty (as in, not finding) internships. It’s not a good economy these days. :(</p>

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<p>Large debt really does limit options of the student going forward,</p>

<p>Large debt can be such a stranglehold on a young adults life. Imagine spending the years between age 23 - 33 with such debt that you can’t buy a home, get married, start a family, buy a car when needed, etc. All your peers are moving on with their lives, while the debt-burdened young person feels just stagnated.</p>

<p>Some of the internships have dried up, and I would be leery of the co-op programs unless the internships are guaranteed! I have read of students in those co-ops having difficulty (as in, not finding) internships. It’s not a good economy these days</p>

<p>Another good reason not to commit to an expensive school with the hopes that a co-op will help pay for it. What if the co-op doesn’t happen? or is discontinued? how would the COA get paid?</p>