computer science or IT or cyber security or accounting/finance

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The financial security, progress, and prospects of a job would depend on the employer and industry, and that changes all the time e.g. there has recently been a huge layoff of programmers in tech, which was unexpected (from what I can tell); layoffs in finance and accounting happen all the time

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High pay and job security is an oxymoron in my opinion - if the firm is paying you a lot of money, why would you think you're not the first candidate that the firm will be laying off when things go south? Also, if the salaries are high, what makes you think there won't be any competition for the role?

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You can't measure progress or prospects, and there's not likely a vacuum for graduates to fill and move up quickly in any industry. Promotional prospects in the UK depend more on experience than qualifications (not sure about other countries), and having knowledge would not suffice. Employers would likely hire more on relevant experience than qualifications, as far as I know. If you don't have adequate experience, your employment prospects (let alone promotional prospects) would be severely limited.

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Your degree doesn't guarantee you a job - it's an outdated notion and it was never the case to begin with

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You don't necessarily go into roles that you have studied for

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Often the case your degree doesn't limit you to just one type of job, role, or industry

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No one can say what the future will be; anyone who claims that they are able to tend to hold crystal balls and wear aluminium foil hats

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If you're not doing a job or career that you love, your career is likely going to be very short lived or you would experience a very high toll on your mental health

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You don't need a degree to go into any of the industries that you have mentioned above (CS is borderline depending on the employer)

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You need professional accounting or finance qualifications (specific to the role, not a degree) to work in accounting and finance

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Accounting and finance qualifications usually ask for A Levels in any subjects, not degrees. The only possible exception is the CFA which can ask for a degree in any random subject (it's American)

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A degree in accounting and finance would usually only give you exemptions towards professional accounting qualifications

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Most roles in IT tend to meritocratic, whereas roles in finance and accoutning tend not to be (correct me if I am wrong)

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There are professional IT certificates that would be helpful to get roles in IT, but most employers are looking for proficiency and relevant skills (usually through experience)

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If you really want to get both degrees for any random reason (which are beyond me), you can do a master's in computer science or accounting and finance with an undergrad in pretty much any subject i.e. you can do an undergrad in computer science/accounting and finance, then do a master's in the other subject

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The more competitive UK undergrad degrees in either computer science or accounting and finance tend to require A Level Maths (or equivalent if you're international or do alternative UK qualifications)