I do agree with this. While in charge of hiring for a data science team, I found that candidates with degrees in hard sciences were more often than not better c

I do agree with this. While in charge of hiring for a data science team, I found that candidates with degrees in hard sciences were more often than not better candidates than the ones with CS backgrounds. Fundamental understanding of mathematics and true problem solving skills go a long way in data science (and computer science of course), and these seem to be tenets of good graduates of Physics programs especially.