<p>I been hearing how that nobody can find jobs and they end up working with an income of 25k and I'm worried about student loans paying them off. What job aspects can i get out of this. This is the only major i am eyeing on right now. I thought of other majors like education a kindergarten teacher but there are to many layoffs. I like computers just don't want to do programming so i want to take CIS.</p>
<p>If you cannot or do not wish to pursue a Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree, you should not pursue a computer/technology-related career at all. I completely understand not wanting to be just a programmer, but in order to get one of those non-programmer jobs, you still need a Computer Science or Computer Engineering degree. Sure, some people with other degrees get lucky, but the whole point of college is to play the odds: more people with college degrees get decent jobs than people without college degrees. And those “lucky” people often have years of related work experience and even more years of experience in technologies on their own. If you major in CIS or MIS, you are no longer playing the odds.</p>
<p>Even in CIS, you’ll be required to take an intro to programming course. (I withdrew from that class and switched majors after three weeks.) lol</p>
<p>Yes, I have seen on forums that people with MIS/CIS degrees often only get jobs as a computer support specialist (which is I think no more than like 14/hr), but again, anyone with any major could have difficulty finding a decent paying job out of college.</p>
<p>I think the reason why GoalsOriented said you shouldn’t pursue a computer/technology job with a CIS degree is because say if you and someone who graduated with a CS degree applied for a job, chances are the employer will want the CS graduate. (Harder coursework, and I think Calc I and II are a requirement, which always look good.)</p>
<p>I still don’t agree with the fact that unless you’re in school for CE or CS, don’t bother with a computer career because the fact of the matter is, not everyone who loves computers is good with math. And also, with a CIS degree, you should have no problem getting a job with a business as an analyst or admin, or with maintaining security.</p>
<p>Talk to the advisor of your major and see what he/she has to say…</p>
<p>There is no harm in talking with school faculty and advisors, but never trust what they say at face value. Some of them are completely honest, but a lot of them are not. At the very least ask for detailed job placement statistics from the department and/or the school’s career center, then look at those statistics carefully and ask tough follow-up questions. If they can’t answer questions that prove the statistics are not overly exaggerated, I would be really concerned.</p>
<p>P.S.
Keep in mind that IT has a very specific type of workplace culture (obviously there are exceptions, but once again…the odds). If you do not fit in with that type of culture, that too will be held against you in interviews. Make sure you’re a cultural fit for the field.</p>
<p>If you are considering CIS from a for-profit school I’d say stay as far away as possible. If you can handle some computers and also like accounting/business then also look at possible 4 year degrees in Accounting Information Systems or Business Information Systems (decision support systems, or operations and supply chain management). Either of these degrees from a quality big state U will have very good job prospects.</p>
<p>if you’re going to go into the computer field, i suggest maybe computer science or computer engineering. they’re more math intensive but they offer better opportunities. even information technology is better than computer information systems.</p>