8 years ago, Columbia was the only major school that offers such program. The graduate can pick and choose jobs. Average salary was around 130k-160k. Now, many major schools have joined the party. If you look around, you will see they pop up just in last five years. Now, it is a common program offered by a lot of schools. The salary is going down as well. The average salary now stands at 80k-90k for good schools If you have ever visited the classroom, you will see tons of chinese and indians. the differenciation factor is not that much among them. And your future job pays well but does not provide much of the career path.(note: there are always exceptions) So once the vacancies are filled, it is hard to open up again. If you are on f-1, things will get complicated more. so my suggestion is to get in now and pick good schools. at least the network is there for you. Two to three years from now, this area will be down even further. |