<p>UC santa cruz gave me $2,000 a year + first year honors program in comp sci, whereas UCSB gave me nothing in comp sci. BUT I love SoCal... It's hard to choose, help me out</p>
<p>Have you visited both schools? They are very different. Both are beautiful in their own way. </p>
<p>CS is better rated at UCSB, here’s a ranking by pay scale <a href=“http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/091713-computer-science-college-ranking-273910.html”>http://www.networkworld.com/news/2013/091713-computer-science-college-ranking-273910.html</a> and US News (specifically on grad programs) ties UCSB with Davis at 34 and has UCSC at 56 BUT I don’t know that that difference is enough to make a big difference if you prefer UCSC, and honors is good if you get priority registration.</p>
<p>For what it is worth, if you get a 3.6 at UCSB after a year you get honors there too, but I don’t know how easy it is to get a 3.6 in computer science there…</p>
<p>I have a bias towards UCSB because I attended there, and it is gorgeous with the beach, but when I visited UCSC with my sons I thought it was beautiful as well. It reminded me of Yosemite with the redwoods. I come back to my first point, you should go with the one you like best.</p>
<p>No offense but PayScale is almost the WORST source to use to predict someone’s future. </p>
<p>One of the great things about CS is that you can just go to ANY decent 4-year school (assumming they followed the standard course curriculum) and be just as qualified as the next graduate. I can personally (not tooting my horn) map out a 2+2 plan for CS or Math/CS grad…with a couple of industry certifications and have them hire-ready.</p>
<p>Pick the most economical and “best fit” for you if you considering CS. This is NOT the business-related major. Employers are not going to ask “what was your e-school (similar to b-school)” as the first question before interviewing you.</p>