Should I Get A Masters Degree To Become A Software Engineer?
Posted by benny in FreeWare on July 22nd, 2009 | 5 responses
Im a freshman now majoring in computer science and I want to to be a software engineer, do you think I could get a well paying job as a SE with just a Bachelor’s Degree?
My goal is to graduate and begin working full time and maybeee later down the road begin taking classes for my masters but if it’s not possible ill continue upon graduating to get my masters right away.
Also does it matter if my major is computer science and not SE?
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A Bachelor’s is enough. You want to get into the workforce after your Bachelor’s, and enter a Master’s program (in the evenings preferably) after a year of experience. This way you’ll know whether you want to do an MS in Computers or an MBA in Management. (and become the manager, which often has higher earning potential)
Yes. For being a software engineer, you just need to have a bachelors degree in computer science. But for moving further in your life, just a bachelors degree will not be enough. You will have to pursue further degree which is Masters in computer science to progress.
Doing a job will significantly enhance your qualities and you will be adding more value to your skills with an additional degree. You can continue your masters by pursuing an online Master’s degree in computer science. In this way, you will be able to continue your work as well as your studies together. I’m giving you a link that will definitely help you.
Where I work (major bank), someone with a CIS degree can get a 80k job starting, and with any certifications that jumps up to 100k starting salary. Anyway, if you’re concerned with money, and not doing this because it’s a passion — say you like the prospect of designing a new compiler, or working with kernel drivers — I would NOT go for a CS or an SE degree, but rather I would get a CIS or MIS degree. Why? It’s a hell of a lot easier. You do not have to go through all the math and physics, and basically every job listing I have ever seen asks for a degree in CS or some related field (and this includes CIS). Honestly, I have a CS degree, and I wish I would have saved some effort and gotten the CIS degree. The only people who even care if it’s CS or CIS are people in academia, and honestly they’re typically elitists anyway.
Maybe. The problem is that all the journeyman level SE jobs have moved elsewhere, like to India, China, or Russia, where the labor is a lot cheaper. To get an interesting, well-paying job here you need to offer a higher level of skills. So I’d recommend getting the MS.
Since you’re just a freshman, and only half way through that year, you’ve got a lot of time to think about this and to change your mind. Stay flexible. Things may be a lot different in 3 years given our terrible economic situation.
to be a s/w engg only bachelors degree is enough. but u have to take some special training on java or .net or oracle etc. if u got a job from u r college campusing then it is better 4 u. best of luck