Masters Degree in Computer Science

[Seraphimsan]

@GPA question

One can achieve a 5.0 if they take all AP (college level) or honors (advanced) courses in highschool. Generally this is only allowed the Junior or Senior year. Though one can always score above a 4.0 if they take any honors courses and get straight A's

The way honors credit works goes as the following

A:5
B:4
C:3
D:2
F:0

[moorecm]

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A masters in project management has no value in the industry unless you plan to be a portfolio director... the most boring job on the planet. If you go the project management route which is outside of computer science really, then a simple PMP certification will do. That's what employers are looking for. As far as an MBA, again this won't help in a CS career and may not help much period as it is the most obtained degree out there... I can't tell you how many people I know have one.

Those degrees do carry value. At some point in a technical career leadership, management, and even business responsibilities become more intertwined in daily engineering activities. The degrees benefit in personal growth, higher life earnings, and open more doors for career moves.

[Return 0]

moorecm wrote:

Those degrees do carry value. At some point in a technical career leadership, management, and even business responsibilities become more intertwined in daily engineering activities.

The Project Management masters does not carry value and most of the universities that offer this degree are degree mills such as Villanova, Devry, University of Phoenix, etc... The PMP certification is the only truly sought after project management credential and a candidate with the PMP is hired over one with a Masters in PM. The only way an MBA will assist a computer science major is if they plan to become a CTO WAY down the road. Otherwise it's useless for a programmer. Lead developers and development managers typically have CS, CIS, or CE degrees, some have no degree.

moorecm wrote:

The degrees benefit in personal growth, higher life earnings, and open more doors for career moves.

Sure they do, I wasn't saying they wouldn't. The OP asked about Computer Science education, not business.