<p>Hey guys,</p>
<p>Just wondering, what types of jobs do undergrad CS-Econ majors pursue? Also, what companies hire CS majors? </p>
<p>The reason I ask is so I can convince my parents to let me go to Carnegie for CS. Please help me out!</p>
<p>Thanks for everything. Specific examples would be greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>CS majors have possibly the best job prospects. I’m surprised you have to convince your parents about a CS degree! A lot of graduates work for the big names like Microsoft, Apple, IBM, Google, etc.</p>
<p>anyway, the career center does a great job of keeping track of past graduates and publishes these great salary surveys. Good luck! Congrats on getting into CS!</p>
<p>[Salaries</a> & Recent Employers-Career and Professional Development Center - Carnegie Mellon University](<a href=“http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/career/salaries/index.html]Salaries”>http://www.studentaffairs.cmu.edu/career/salaries/index.html)</p>
<p>I cannot imagine much better than perhaps Stanford or MIT -and not really.</p>
<p>CMU CS people have no problem whatsoever.</p>
<p>Go to the CMU SCS page and read the alumni magazine called the Link-- it has some info in one of the recent issues on where CS majors are currently residing.</p>
<p>What is the “convincing” running against? Is it a money issue-- like free ride somewhere else-- that is a tough choice.</p>
<p>What’s your choices?</p>
<p>You don’t even have to be a graduate to see the benefits. As early as sophomore-junior summer it’s pretty reasonable to get a summer internship with google/microsoft/amazon/apple with great perks and > $20K pay.</p>
<p>For CS-Econ you might want to look into the computational finance minor/additional major. It incorporates some very heavy math into finance and derivative security pricing, which can land some cool opportunities in NYC</p>