If you care about salary in addition to job security, the chart on p. 16 of this OOQ makes a good case that a computer science degree is a defensibly practical

If you care about salary in addition to job security, the chart on p. 16 of this OOQ makes a good case that a computer science degree is a defensibly practical choice: http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/summer/art02.pdf http://www.bls.gov/opub/ooq/2008/summer/art02.pdf