My degree (in the UK) was 3 years and I feel I had a great education. I had plenty of time to attend whatever other courses/lectures I wanted, and when I electe

My degree (in the UK) was 3 years and I feel I had a great education. I had plenty of time to attend whatever other courses/lectures I wanted, and when I elected to continue study into a 4th year, I got an extra degree -- and got paid to study -- that specialised me to the point I could start a PhD. (Though some in other CS fields went straight to PhD from the 3 years.)