Careers
Our academic programs prepare for the following careers.
- Computer programmers (CS major + Security minor),
- Computer software engineers and software developers (CS major + Security minor),
- Computer scientists in education and research, after a grad school (CS major + Math minor),
- Database administrators (IT major + Security minor),
- Information security analysts (SEC major + CS or IT minor),
- Web developers (CS/IT major + Web minor),
- Computer support specialists and technicians (IT major + Security minor),
- System and network administrators (IT major + Security minor),
- Network architects (IT major + Security minor)
- Computer systems analysts providing solutions for organizations (IT + Security minor).
The jobs which could be moved overseas have already been moved — most current computer-related jobs cannot be outsourced to other countries due to security concerns.
An increased spectrum of jobs becomes available after earning a graduate degree; our CS major offers excellent preparation for graduate studies. Some of our recent graduates were accepted in graduate CS programs at the Oxford University (UK), Cornell University (USA), and other distinguished universities.
From the Bureau of Labor Statistics
Occupational Outlook Handbook, section on Computer and Information Technology lists ten occupation areas related to computers:
- 2 areas — Associate degree or no degree, median pay $50,000 - 63,000,
(computer support specialists, web developers)
- 7 areas — Bachelor's degree, median pay $76,000 - 98,000,
(computer network architects, computer programmers, computer system analysts, database administrators, information security analysts, network and computer systems adminisrators, software developers)
- 1 area — advanced degree, median pay $108,000.
(computer and information research scientists)
5 out of the 7 highlighted areas are projected
to grow faster or much faster than the average through at least 2024; demand for information security analysits and for software developers is forecasted to grow much faster than average.