Career Opportunities
For those students wishing to enter the workforce following the completion of their undergraduate degree, computer science majors are well prepared to assume leadership roles in business. Since almost every enterprise is now dependent upon information technology, computer science majors will find ample opportunities to apply their skills in virtually any industry—from banking to biochemistry, from education to entertainment—and the outlook has never been brighter.
Computer science jobs are among the highest paid, highest satisfying jobs out of the projected-highest-growth jobs through 2016. Growth rates for computer science related jobs have solidly exceeded the outsourcing rate, yet students listing computer science as a probable major have dropped by 70 percent in recent years. A severe shortage of computer science graduates looms, which promises excellent employment and career opportunities for savvy students.