Computer Science Data Sheet
- Pay for Software Developers: [1]
- 2016 median salary: $111,000
- 2016 median pay: $53.37
- Types of Developers:
- Front End Web Developer
- Back End Web Developer
- Windows Developer
- Mobile Developer
- Career outlook: [2]
- 17% (Much faster than average)
- Time for a degree:
- BS.: 4 yrs
- MS.: 1 yrs
- PhD: 7 yrs [3]
- Average degree cost:
- BS.: $38,770 [4]
- PhD: $0 (most programs pay admitted students)
- Most common bachelor’s degrees:
- Computer Science or Management Information Systems
- Employment within the first year of a Computer Science bachelor’s: [5]
- 8% unemployed
- Job satisfaction for Computer Science PhDs:[6]
- 63% of postdocs felt their careers gave them a high sense of meaning.
- Typical core courses for Computer Science major [7]
- Data Structures
- Algorithms
- Computer Architecture
- Networks
- Programming Languages
- Percentage of degrees awarded online vs. residentially
- Not found
- Job placement for those with online degrees:
- Not found
- Avg. starting/career salary for computer science & non-computer science majors:
- starting salary for computer science majors: $63,500 [1]
- mid-career salary for computer science majors: $111,000 [1]
- starting salary for non-computer science majors: $50,000 [8]
- mid-career salary for non-computer science majors: $60,00 [9]
[1] http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/majors-that-pay-you-back/bachelors?page=23 [2] https://www.bls.gov/ooh/computer-and-information-technology/software-developers.htm [3] http://cra.org/crn/2014/04/time_to_degree_in_computing/ [4] http://www.collegecalc.org/majors/computer-science/ [5] https://cew.georgetown.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Unefsmployment.Final_.update1.pdf [6] http://www.payscale.com/college-salary-report/majors-that-pay-you-back/phd [7] https://undergrad.cs.umd.edu/degree-requirements-cs-major [8] http://time.com/money/collection-post/3829776/heres-what-the-average-grad-makes-right-out-of-college/ [9] http://www.hamiltonproject.org/papers/major_decisions_what_graduates_earn_over_their_lifetimes/
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