Comp-Sci grads still get bigger paychecks

In 2002, it was all doom and gloom for aspiring computer science students. They were being told that, by the time they graduated, offshore developers and computer scientists would be doing the jobs they sought, and for far less money. Sure, it may have been true for a while, and lots of development is still happening overseas but, did you realize Comp-Sci grads are still raking in bigger paychecks?

The median starting salary for class of '06 comp-sci majors is $42,000, compared with an average of $40,800 across all other fields. Unfortunately, the trend is going down, and students graduating today are starting far behind what the alumni ahead of them took home right out of school.

Of course, you could skip class altogether and place your bets on starting the Next Big Thing®, cash out big and head for the Bahamas.

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