<p>1) What PayScale does not take into consideration is what will be the current “hot technology” at that time and how much the industry is paying for that current hot technology.</p>
<p>2) CS programs NOT in the engineering college DOES NOT matter as ABET accreditation is not important for CS as other engineering majors. As I have stated before, U-Wisconsin, U-Maryland and U-Texas CS grads do just fine and their CS programs are not part of the engineering college.</p>
<p>3) I did not know about Stony Brook’s rep until I visit this site. If its rep is as good as many posters have said, then it would be the best choice. You don’t need to spend a lot of money for a CS degree. The software engineering industry is NOT like the business/finance industry. Hiring managers are not going to ask your school in the first sentence like the finance industry does.</p>