Is the B.S. or B.A. better for graduate school and future employment?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I plan to get my undergraduate degree in computer science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) or North Carolina State University (NCSU). After attaining my degree, it is important to me that I get into the most prestigious graduate program in computer science that I can.</p>

<p>If I attend UNC for my undergraduate degree, I have the choice to pursue a B.A. or a B.S. In the eyes of future employers and graduate program admissions officers, does it matter at all which degree I attain? If so, to what extent?</p>

<p>Thanks in advance!</p>

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<p>I don’t think it matters much. Some colleges give only one or the other. Harvard for example gives BS degrees only to Engineering majors. All others, including hardcore science majors such as Physics, earn the BA. West Point, by contrast, awards only the BS.</p>