UT Austin CSB or Turing vs GA Tech CS vs UIUC CS + economics vs Rice

Thats is my dilemma as well. I don’t know how much BBA will help adding to CS degree but it can’t hurt. In addition to what you mentioned (CEO/CTO) , there may be demand for this type of combo in quant finance and technology consulting as well. May also be helpful to those with entrepreneurial, start- up mindset. Typically tech executives earn an engineering degree followed by an MBA, that can take at least 8-9 years because business schools require a few years of work experience before MBA programs. MET, Jerome Fischer’s M&T and CSB program streamline this effectively ( or at least thats the intent ).

You probably have to dig deeper to see what kind of internships CSB majors do compared to CS majors.

From what i know, Quants usually have a master’s degree or higher.

Note that there was at least one poster in engineering (@HPuck35 ) who disliked engineering applicants from college who did a lot of business courses or second majors in business, as that poster’s experience was that such hires tended to be less committed to engineering and wanted an express path to management, which is not what that poster wanted to hire. Note that many experienced people in engineering and computing do eventually go to management without needing any kind of business degree.

Such a viewpoint may or may not be common in computing, but be aware that a second major in business has at least the possibility of being a negative as well as positive signal for some jobs and employers. A second major or substantial course work in business may be more likely to be a positive if aiming for jobs in computing for business functions (finance, accounting, HR, etc.) where knowledge of the application of computing may help.

Some business or business-adjacent social science courses (e.g. financial economics, sociology of work) may still be worth taking, even if you do not add a second major in business because you want to avoid the possibility of a negative signal or just want more space to add more technical courses or free electives.

I understand but lets face it. it is just one person’s opinion. First batch of MET graduated last summer. I am curious if someone had a firsthand knowledge of their placements. Most were EECS plus Haas so that should give pretty good idea of what companies really think of them.