Computer science majors make an average of $ 53,000 their first year out of college.
Not exact matches
«The prospect of being able to
make important product design decisions early on in my career was enough to sell me,» says Briana Whelan, a University of Virginia
computer science and mathematics
major who joined APT as an associate product manager despite being recruited by Google, Microsoft, and KPMG.
Thanks in no small part to Klawe, women now
make up 40 % of
computer science majors at the college, up from 10 % in 2005.
Even though he didn't
major in
computer science, he coded on the side and
made basic projects like a student marketplace and an Internet radio station.
Nationally, men
make up more than 84 % of undergraduates
majoring in
computer science, according to the Computing Research Association.
An electrical engineering —
computer science major — or EECS, as it's known in the acronym - crammed world of MIT — Amanda bakes chocolate - chip cookies for the dorm once a week and now does her part to
make sure freshmen eat, sleep, and shower.
Chakraborty, a junior
majoring in
computer science and molecular biology,
made an early start on biological research at MIT, having reached out to Institute Professor and professor of biology Phillip Sharp for mentorship on a high school report on circular RNA.
And if they're not able to hire from the existing talent pool, companies are looking at the next generation — those
computer science majors seeking to
make a name for themselves in the industry.
Thompson, the former CEO of Yahoo,
made a
major blunder on his executive resume bio when he listed his degree from Stonehill College as a
computer science degree.