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However, if the CS major is extremely competitive to get into due to capacity limitations, the CS courses may be hard to get into for non-majors for the same reason. Someone considering majoring in math with CS electives may want to check whether this is the case.

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<p>Yes, capacity limitations can be an issue. In my case (albeit, years ago), being the computational math major got me into the freshman/sophomore level CS courses with priority over everyone except for CS majors. The junior/senior level courses required me to ask the dean. The dean would look at the space and if I had the prereqs. Usually, it was not an issue because at the junior/senior level, the class size is much smaller. When you think of it, how many students are taking “CS-400 Cryptology”??</p>

<p>But I agree, the space limitations will depend on the school.</p>

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What’s the best? It’s arguably the most affordable CS program on earth, tuition is a pesky little 4000 per semester(although not easy to get into the department, and the 300 level classes are INCREDIBLY CHALLENGING, with MASSIVE projects).</p>

<p>There you go, I let you in on a major secret. Don’t believe me? Look at how the ACM team alone kicks Yale and Columbia’s butt. One must be on some serious drugs to choose Columbia CS over Stony Brook CS – especially when you compare the costs.

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<p>I try to tell folks all the time, for a major like CS, there is no reason to spend a ton of money for tuition. There are more job openings than applicants for many positions.</p>

<p>The way employers are hiring in the DC/MD/VA area, I tell folks that I could construct a curriculum using the local Maryland community colleges and the BA (not BS) program in Math (with a CS emphasis) or the traditional CS major from U-Maryland College Park or U-Maryland Baltimore County and have you prepared to be hired into software development immediately.</p>