<p>My son entered college with enough AP credits that, according to his advisor, he would be on track to complete a BS/MS in computer science in 4 years (on scholarship).</p>
<p>I am wondering if he is better off pursuing the MS in Computer Science or should he consider adding a Math minor (or possibly double major) on top of his BS in Computer Science? (He's a true techy and has no interest in an MBA or anything business related.)</p>
<p>Any advise from those of you already in the CS field?</p>
<p>MS without a doubt. Seriously.</p>
<p>An MS would allow him to go deeper into a specific subarea of CS that he is interested in.</p>
<p>However, note that some subareas of CS (e.g. cryptography, theory) would benefit from taking some specific additional math courses (e.g. abstract algebra, number theory).</p>
<p>M.S, there is no contest. He should focus on specializing.</p>
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<p>He may not want to do the work, but can he program it? What kind of code does he like to write?</p>
<p>The reason I ask is: Finance people know finance, and CS people know how to program. Companies look for people who can bridge the gap. Knowing the basics of accounting/finance and some higher level statistics, can make him a valuable CS person.</p>
<p>Thanks for all your comments. </p>
<p>He’s very early into his programming courses so I don’t think he has even thought beyond learning Java and C++ at this point. 
He is very good at it and enjoys programming very much…so I think it’s a good field for him. (He is also strong in math.)</p>
<p>I will pass along the information about finance and statistics. I’m sure at this point he has no idea what skills/specializations will serve him best…any additional advice will be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>MSCS…no question.</p>
<p>A math minor would be just 2 or 3 more courses over what a BSCS would require anyway. Plus it would not be enough math to be useful in the working world as the more advanced math courses are used in industry and those math courses would require enough prerequisites to almost major in math.</p>