As a web developer, I got started by being passionate in my field. I have never gone to college though, so my advice is somewhat limited. If I were to go to c

As a web developer, I got started by being passionate in my field. I have never gone to college though, so my advice is somewhat limited. If I were to go to college today then I think I would either skip CS and go into something like statistics or do something like a double major. My choice would depend on how long I would have to spend in school vs. how quick I could get out into the wild. The idea here is that programmers who have some sort of niche specialization are more valuable than those who are only programmers. If I'm passionate about CS, then I can learn some of the subjects taught in CS on my own. Something like statistics is not the same case, I would probably benefit from the more structured framework. Given a choice between self teaching a major, I would probably try teaching myself the subjects taught in a CS major. Programming by itself is much more vocational (and likely easier to self teach as a result) than something like statistics. Programming is also relatively easy to prove competency through publishing written code, working on open source projects and building a reputation. I know that CS is a lot more than programming, but I think learning the programming portion is good enough when combined with another major. I'm not sure about specific schools. I get the feeling like there are a certain number of schools where the name will help sell its graduates and then anything below that level is just relatively more money and not necessarily more return. Another twist is that entrepreneurs and start-up workers may never get asked about college degrees. Personally, I have never been asked for a resume or college degrees.