<p>For job and career prospects of graduates in various majors, take a look at the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html</a> .</p>
<p>CS generally does a lot better than biology in this respect, but it can be subject to extreme volatility due to industry cycles. For example, CS job prospects were very poor in the tech bubble crash of 2001-2003. Biology is an extremely popular major, resulting in a flood of new biology graduates every year competing for the available biology jobs and depressing the pay levels of them.</p>