As far as I can tell, no. At least not in the Valley. There are some exceptions, I imagine, but they are all probably fairly specialized. A BS will get you almo

As far as I can tell, no. At least not in the Valley. There are some exceptions, I imagine, but they are all probably fairly specialized. A BS will get you almost everywhere an MS will. You're much better off just learning to program yourself--it's easy and fun--and getting a nice entry-level position. The job market is literally crazy right now--I get tons of email about random positions, and I'm just finishing my second year of school. What you should do is spend some time on a programming project of your own. Write something you've always wanted. This will both help you learn and give you something to show to potential employers. If you turn out to like programming, this will get you a fun job that pays well more quickly than a degree. If it turns out you don't like programming, than it will be much easier to find something else than if you're doing a Masters. I'm only familiar with the graduate program at my university, but it seems all the graduate students have a good deal of experience both from their undergrad classes and outside of class. I am not sure it is a good fit for somebody who has not spent a lot of time programming and studying CS already. Since I'm not a graduate student I could be mistaken here, but that's how it really seems.