<p>Job and career wise, computer science > physics >> biology.</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/internships-careers-employment/1121619-university-graduate-career-surveys.html</a></p>
<p>Good computer software developers are in demand, though demand can be cyclical (the outlook was poor in the .com bust of 2001-2003). Note, however, that good computer software developers can come from other backgrounds (particularly from math oriented majors), or from self-education. Still, majoring or minoring in computer science with reasonably well chosen courses (e.g. algorithms/complexity, operating systems, networks, software engineering, databases, security) should give good knowledge of concepts frequently used in industry jobs.</p>
<p>Physics job and career prospects are decent, although actual physics jobs are not numerous (and often require a doctoral degree). The “surplus” physics graduates are often recruited to do engineering (in areas where PE licensing is not needed), computer software, or things making use of their math skills (e.g. quantitative finance). A physics major can gain an edge by using free elective space on economics/finance, computer science, and/or statistics, in case physics jobs do not pan out.</p>
<p>Biology graduates do much worse, since there are many more of them (think of what happens to the majority of pre-meds majoring in biology who do not get into medical school), they typically do not have advanced math skills that attract finance recruiting and the like, and the number of good biology jobs (as opposed to the low paid lab technician jobs) is relatively small.</p>
<p>If you major in computer science, a few courses in physics and/or biology may help if you seek jobs developing computer software applied to these fields or using these fields (e.g. computer games with “realistic” movement use the ideas from physics mechanics). Of course, physics and/or biology are not the only areas of application for computer software.</p>
<p>If you are in-state in California, look at the UCs and better CSUs (Cal Polys and San Jose State). Use [University</a> of California: StatFinder](<a href=“http://statfinder.ucop.edu%5DUniversity”>http://statfinder.ucop.edu) to get an idea of where your GPA and test score stats match up with admits at the various UCs. Common data sets at various schools can also give some idea.</p>
<p>Of course, there are private and out of state public schools good in computer science and/or physics, but they are more expensive at “list price”. Some may be more generous with need or merit non-loan financial aid than others (and the most generous may be less expensive than UCs and CSUs for some students after accounting for non-loan financial aid).</p>