Computer Information Systems Degree

[meijer6464]

Originally Posted by jeepster78

My degree is in Information Technology and IMHO it was a mistake, I love the field and I'm very good at it but the guys in my department with no degrees at all make as much as me but with the lack of education along with much needed core knowledge in the field.

I'm currently working on a degree in a different field at the age of 32; The best advise I could give anyone is get a degree in a field that requires a degree or you will be like me and feel screwed. IT/CS is not a professional field in my opinion, if it where it would have educational requirements and not hire someone that is just good at working on PC's, or writing some code that they learned by messing around.

Good points. What field are you switching to?

[jeepster78]

Psych

[meijer6464]

Originally Posted by jeepster78

Psych

Cool...I've considered the same thing but not near a school that offers a Masters. Are you going for a Bachelor's or Masters? What do you plan to do?

[ComputerGuy]

Originally Posted by Hwy phantom

Yes generic sounds like a accurate term for the degree. I also noticed that it's not really on par with a computer science degree. From looking at the courses of the CIS program it looks a bit less challenging than a computer science degree, however this will also equate to a less valuable degree, and that' what I'm trying to determine, how valuable it is.

There really isn't a way to determine how valuable a CIS degree is against a CS one, you will always find people on both sides that will talk about the "good" in their degree and the "bad" in someone else's. You should find out what interests you, and decide for yourself.

[jeepster78]

Originally Posted by meijer6464

Cool...I've considered the same thing but not near a school that offers a Masters. Are you going for a Bachelor's or Masters? What do you plan to do?

Masters and doing it all online