Re:Math sucks (Score 1)

It's not the same thing. Like engineering technology vs. an actual engineering degree, you may start out at the same level, but where you end up is a different matter. It's probably true that CIS and CS majors start at about the same level with the same salary. I would bet CS majors probably make a tiny bit more on average, but that's probably just a minor difference if there even is one. However, if you want to move up in your field and become a manager, lead projects, and basically get away from just sitting at a desk coding all day, or perhaps move up to a more prestigious programming opportunity, CS is the way to go. I know that, at some universities, the distinction between CIS and CS may be pretty vague. But at a good engineering school like the one I attended (Texas A&M), the distinction is much more broad. While CIS majors were taking classes like Java and introductory database stuff, CS majors are taking Operating Systems, Algorithms, Data Structures, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Analog and Digital Circuits, etc.. These classes build a framework for your future in that you learn a lot of the framework required to be a good, intelligent programmer. Anyone can go check out a Java book from the library and learn the language, and even be successful with it. But the ones that push the envelope are the ones who not only know a billion computer languages, but also know what's going on underneath the hood so to speak. With CIS, you can still be successful and even pick up on some of these skills, but as an employer, I would expect you to prove these skills to me, whereas with a CS major, I might expect these skills to already be present. Just my $0.02.. -Dustin