What Can You do With a Masters Degree in Computer Science?

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PROGRAMMING Systems Scientific Applications Business Applications Intelligence Warehousing Information Delivery Maintenance Project Management SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT Analysis Design Support Quality Assurance Specialty Systems Database Client-Server Expert NETWORK TECHNOLOGY Installation and Maintenance Administration Actuary Aerospace Engineer Air Traffic Control Applications Analyst Applications Programmer Applied Science Technologist Artificial Intelligence Specialist Astronomer Auditor Biometrician Business Analyst Commodity Manager Compensation / Benefits Administrator Computer Analyst Computer Consultant Computer Marketing Representative Computer Programmer Computer Sales Computer-Aided Designer Consumer Sciences Contract Administrator Cost Estimator / Analyst Courseware Development Specialist Cryptographer Data Control Administrator Data Processing Director Demographer Economist Electronic Data Processing Auditor Engineer Environmental Technologist

INTERNET Programming Software Design Systems Analysis Hardware Production Web Page Design CONSULTING System Installation System Implementation Training EDUCATION Teaching Instructional Technology NON-TECHNICAL Customer/Product Support Technical Writing Sales and Marketing Estate Planner Field Specialist Financial Consultant Hydrogeologist Installation and Test Specialist Inventory Control Specialist Investment Agent Manager of Computer Facilities Market Research Analyst Mathematician Meteorologist Physicist Production Manager Quality Assurance Analyst Rate Analyst Robotics Satellite Communications Specialist Software Engineer Software Support Specialist Software Technician Statistician Systems Development Teacher Technical Support Representative Technical Writer Transportation Planner Treasury Management Underwriter Urban Planner Web Designer

 

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PROGRAMMING Computer vendors Software and computer companies Any large organization including: Banks, retail chains, manufacturers, universities, and government agencies Management consulting firms Contract and temporary employers Research laboratories SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT Banks and financial institutions Insurance companies Consulting firms Manufacturers Local, state, and federal government Computer companies Research institutions NETWORK TECHNOLOGY Variety of organizations and industries

INTERNET Network access points Backbone operators Online service providers Internet service providers Computer/equipment vendors Internet-related companies including: Browsers Search engines Website design services Large businesses CONSULTING Consulting firms Self-employed EDUCATION Public and private schools, K-12 Colleges and universities NON-TECHNICAL Software/hardware manufacturers Retail stores Software vendors

 

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Association for Computing Machinery IEEE Computer Society The Computing Research Association Career Planning Links: Vocational Information Center www.khake.com/page17.html Occupational Outlook Handbook (system analysts, computer scientists, database administrators) http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos042.htm Occupational Outlook Handbook (computer programmers) www.bls.gov/oco/ocos110.htm Careers in Science & Engineering- A Student Planning Guide to Grad School and Beyond http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/careers/ Career Converter http://6steps.monster.com/step1/careerconverter Career Fields http://career.berkeley.edu/Infolab/CareerFields.stm Resources http://guide.symplicity.com/resources/profession_index_a_z.php Professional Associations Links: Internet Society www.isoc.org Association for Women in Computing www.awc-hq.org Independent Computer Consultants Association www.icca.org The System Administrators Guild http://sageweb.sage.org IEEE Computer Society http://www.computer.org/pubs/computer/career/career.htm Computing Research Association http://cra.org Corning http://www.corning.com/careers Progress Energy www.progress-energy.com/aboutus IBM http://www-1.ibm.com/employment Intelligent Information Systems (IIS) http://www2.renewal-iis.com Lucent Technologies http://www.lucent.com Microsoft www.microsoft.com SAS http://www.sas.com American Mathematical Society  http://www.ams.org Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics http://www.siam.org