FYI, my son and I attended the SCI admitted students day a couple of weeks ago. It’s part of an event for multiple Pitt colleges. There was a breakout session for the prospective SCI students, but there was no tour of the SCI facilities themselves (and we weren’t able to enter any buildings outside of the official tour due to Covid restrictions). Hopefully restrictions will be less restrictive by April, but it may not hurt to call the SCI in advance to make sure you’ll be able to see the departmental space.
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The cheaper the better…
As a programmer myself, I’ll say this. Don’t pay attention to “starting salaries” or “salaries” of any kind coming from US News rankings or anywhere else. Saying they’re inaccurate would be an understatement. Here’s how the economics works.
Most employers hire locally and regionally, because it’s cost effective. Starting salary is a function of the local geographical market. This means that she’s paid a market entry-level salary based on the area, no more, no less. Any higher the pay goes in that particular market, the company could attract an experienced professional.
In other word, it makes zero difference which school she attends as long as the school is affordable and she likes it. CS is a ridiculously employable degree, and all of these schools are well recruited. I wouldn’t worry about the entry level pay. It’ll always be adjusted to more/less entry level whether it’s Silicon Valley, or Dallas, TX.
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Thanks for the head’s up! I know they were remote for the first few weeks of the semester, and I wonder if building access was limited for that reason. We’ll see!
Yes, we’ve taken all of the rankings and data with a grain of salt. Especially payscales — COL varies so much between Pittsburgh and Seattle, for example. In a way that’s kind of a point in Pittsburgh’s favor. It’s not so prohibitively expensive to live there.
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