An Overview of Computer Science Master Degree Programs in the State of California
Narayan Baidya, Wiselin Mathuram, Ajit Renavikar, Jeonghee Kim, Jagadeeshwar Jupally, Rahul Guduru · International Journal on Integrating Technology in Education · 2018
A sound education in information technology fuels the success of individuals as well as corporations in the modern life.Information technology offers numerous opportunities but faces unique challenges in the United States.In a populous state like California, where Computer Science (CS) has been taught at the college level since the 1950s, these problems are even acute.This article provides an overview of the current state of affairs in CS in California.We include wisdom from lessons learned from efforts to offer quality education in both public and private universities in California.In particular, we focus on the differential school system and the educational landscape of CS education in this state. K EY W ORDS:Graduate education, California, STEM education.States Department of Labor, 2012) [3].Consequently, the need for computer science engineers also increased much faster than any other field.Presently, there are over 545,000 unfilled positions that require computer science expertise [3] (United States Department of Labor, 2012).Simply speaking, the wild demand for computer science engineer within the US is larger than the number of engineers that US universities are producing.About 81% of computer science graduates find jobs in their field and even during recessions, there are 2 positions for each unemployed CS graduate which leads to a higher than average compensation [3].(United States Department of Labor, 2012).During the next decade, computer science jobs are estimated to increase by about 50,000 opening per year (Change the Equation, 2014) [4].In 2011, Code.orgforecasted that the American market will certainly develop about 1.4 million computer science jobs.However, universities will only be able to produce only 400,000 engineers by then (Werf & Sabatier, 2009) [5]. COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN THE USCurrently, the American universities are producing about 50,962 bachelor degrees, 22,777 master degrees, and about 1826 doctoral degree in computer science are insufficient to meet the current growing demand (United States Department of Labor, 2014) [6].