People going to university in order to get a good job are playing the wrong game. Anyone looking primarily at the "cost vs. future earnings" for any particular

People going to university in order to get a good job are playing the wrong game. Anyone looking primarily at the "cost vs. future earnings" for any particular program or course in a university setting is 1. not going to find a good economic deal 2. not going to get any true value 3. not going to have fun You're better to take a 2-year programming diploma or go into the trades if you want the highest short/midterm pay-off. If you're playing a longer term strategic game and actually enjoy learning for the sake of growing (i.e. you do it on your own regardless) look at the career-long pay-off.