re: Any SEC schools have good computer science programs?

All this being said you don't have to have a CS degree to get in to programming if you can prove you can program in an interview. We had one guy who had a biology degree. Another guy just went to ITI. Both very capable. We've had people with CS degrees get fired because they can't code a lick.

Download some tools and start programming if you just want to code. Masters degree if you're looking to move from coding to architecture or just doing some next level shite.

My BIL is a LSU CS grad - Microsoft pays him EXTREMELY well, so I'm going to say LSU.

The University of Georgia´s stepchild in Atlanta. Like someone said, get ready for a lot of math.

Friend of mine got his bachelors at LaTech and his MS at LSUS.

He is the head of the IT department for a oil/gas company in Dallas.

As said, why do you want a masters in CS? Its not my field, but unless you plan on teaching it or have a career path that requires it that seems worthless to me. I'd think you'd be better off with a undergrad in CS and an MBA.

Also as said you really don't even need a degree to code which is what most CS degrees are looking to do.

Finally, forget about school rankings. Where do you want to work and for who? Most graduate programs get a large majority of their ranking from where their students go. Ga Tech is a solid program, but they are also in Atl and place a ton of their students into good jobs in Atl. If you don't want to work in Atl, its not necessarily worth going that route. That is just an example, but there are plenty of times when smaller programs are just as good if not better for more localized employers.

Mississippi State

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I did CS at LSU. It was fine.

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No offense, but LSU's CS department was considered to be one of the worst in the state not too long ago. I mean, it may be a little better than it was 5-10 years ago, but it was notoriously bad due to some questionable and outdated approaches to teaching the material. I specifically didn't go to LSU, which I've loved my whole life and wanted to attend, because of how bad it was.

To clarify, that was undergrad and almost 10 years ago. LSU has a pretty good CS grad program, but its undergrad was pretty bad. Mind you, I haven't looked into it in many years so they may have improved it with the IBM deal and whatnot.

As for SEC schools, Texas A&M has an incredible undergrad program. Florida isn't far behind them, either. If you're looking for a CS school, the SEC really shouldn't be where you base your search. If you can really afford to pick and choose your options, pick the best fit and approach for you with the highest quality. Not all CS programs are the same. Some may be heavy in theory while be heavy on the actual programming and design. Find the best quality fit for you and what you want to do and get after it.

EDIT: frick, I missed the whole part where you said MS or PhD so I take everything I said about LSU back. It's a top 20-30 grad program, I believe. I'm going to leave the post as it was as punishment for drinking and posting.

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LOL.

Why the downvotes?

What I said was true.