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Good minors to go with a CS degree?

I'm working on a CS degree and probably continuing on to a master's degree. I was wondering what other (STEM) minors go well with Computer Science on a resume. #technology

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Anuja’s Answer

Hello Jordan,

You can choose anything to go with Computer Science. Although , some really fruitful courses would be:

++ Communications

++ Business

++Mathematics
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Bruce’s Answer

Hi Jordan - Many (many!!) years ago I got my Computer Science (CS) degree from two different years at Univ of CA and Cal State school.

I ended up with a minor in Business. I don't really care about business, management, forecasting, sales, anything like that, but I do like using tech for specific purpose, not just because it's cool & new.

So it helped me a lot now so i can talk with the "business side" of organizations who may not know the tech very well (they shouldn't have to), and for me to really understand their requirements (a wonderful challenge and critically important to determine clearly every time), and then decide on tech solutions to meet those needs.

These days there are some CIS (Computer Information Sciences) degrees which are less deep in tech and more about the people, business, and database side of technology.

Oh yeah, and STEM means (at least) two different things; wasn't sure if you meant Sci Tech Eng Math or STEM research.

Hope that helps. Good luck to you!
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Adam’s Answer

Hey Jordan!


There are several options open to you there. The answer depends on where you'd like to go with your degree. A minor in IT or Information Systems can be helpful in many Computer Science related fields as these can help to give you a better understanding of the overall technology stack beyond the programming and algorithmic techniques you will learn in your CS classes. A mathematics minor may be helpful if you are looking to get into more of a data analyst role, and you will likely already be taking most of the prerequisites for this during your normal curriculum. Finally, a business or communications minor could be helpful as well to help you better communicate with and understand your less technical peers at your future employer.
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