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How different is a B.S. in Computer Science from an M.S. when it comes to recruiting? - Aline Lerner's BlogAline Lerner's Blog

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Recently, someone on Quora asked what the difference was between a BS and an MS in computer science from a recruiting perspective. My answer ended up with > 200 upvotes, so I’m reproducing it below: In my experience, an MS degree has been one of the strongest indicators of poor technical interview performance. There are multiple confounding factors at play here. In my analysis, I didn’t bother to separate out an MS degree that comes out of a combined BS/MS program (e.g. MIT’s prestigious MEng) from an MS degree from Bumfuckshitsville, Indiana. I also didn’t separate an MS in CS from an MS in some other, related field (e.g. “Information Systems Management”, more on that below). With perhaps the exception of the combined BS/MS programs from top schools (which tend to have stringent undergrad performance criteria), though, I’d be surprised if separating this stuff out made too much of a difference. Whereas MS degrees used to be a means for departments to begin vetting future PhD students,

Note: This post can now be found in Forbes ! Recently, someone on Quora asked what the difference was between a BS and an MS in computer science from a recruiting perspective. My answer ended up with > 200 upvotes, so I’m reproducing it below: In my experience, an MS degree has been one of the strongest indicators of poor technical interview performance. There are multiple confounding factors at play here. In my analysis, I didn’t bother to separate out an MS degree that comes out of a combined BS/MS program (e.g. MIT’s prestigious MEng) from an MS degree from Bumfuckshitsvil

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