Tuition + books/fees. No student loan interest, housing, meals, etc, accounted for. And that's probably a good way to think about it. I also came out with fewe

Tuition + books/fees. No student loan interest, housing, meals, etc, accounted for. And that's probably a good way to think about it. I also came out with fewer math courses -- the specific CIS track I took had a lot of electives, as did the German major, so I just married them together. A pure CIS track would have included a math minor instead. edit: Also, assuming the 2 years for the course in the article is roughly equal to the computer science education I got, I could see being willing to pay the same amount to get out 2 years earlier and start earning graduate salaries more quickly. I certainly don't use the gen eds or German knowledge in any money-making way that I have noticed.