My main goal at the moment is to get a job in the field. I honestly don't care what type of code monkey job it is as long as I can get my foot in the door and I'm hoping my degree will help me do that.
I'm currently enrolled in the following program:
http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/MSinComputerScience.aspx
but I am also considering switching to:
http://www.cdm.depaul.edu/academics/Pages/MS_SE_SoftwareDevelopment.aspx
One professor I talked to told me that there is probably more coding done in the Software Engineering degree but the Computer Science degree electives could probably make up for that. I'm also not so sure Software Engineering would sound so great on a resume for an entry-level candidate like myself.
Which of the two degrees do you believe is more likely to teach me the hand's on knowledge that I would need for a basic programming job?