BA in CS vs. BALS w/ CS Concentration

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@merlin I did say a degree isnt required for most jobs.

The reason why I say its gold standard is because of its versatility.

You want to work in web dev? a CS degree or web dev degree or none will work there.

Want to work in data science? A data analytics degree or math or cs degree and/or short course will work there.

Want to work in cyber security? A cybersecurity degree or cs degree and a CEH will get you the job.

Want to work in IoT or embedded systems? An EE degree or CS degree will get you in the door.

Want to work in IT or Dev Ops? An IT degree or CS degree with CCNA and a few certs will get you in the door.

Want to work in game or app developement? A software engineering degree or software development/game development or CS degree will get you in the door.

No other degree can be applied across as many domains within technology.

If you're already in a role or are 100% sure, then a specific IT or Cyber security degree or whatever will be best, however most people in college don't know what exactly what they want to do cant go wrong with CS. It is the most applied. CS in tech is like Mechanical Engineering in engineering. Its the degree you do if you dont have a fixed path.

Oh I know you have experince in Silicon Valley, but I regularly speak to persons in China, Japan, the Philippines and of course here in the caribbean as well as the UK, Canada and the US, a lot of who are into hiring because I didnt know what country I was going too up to last year, so I was asking around and it seems that anywhere you go CS is most applicable and provides the most opportunities.

Of course in something like embedded systems especially applications engineering an EE degree is more applicable and is best, but as a hiring manager I think I would choose the guy with CS over one with IT.

If you didnt get the embedded job, then you with CS can always transition into dev ops easier than say someone with an IT degree looking to get into embedded systems development.

I repspect your experience in tech. But I still hold my view that if you want to work in tech CS is the best choice.