I have the following choices for graduate school.
 
1. Master of Science
Quantitative Software Engineering
Courses: 
- Fundamentals of Quantitative Software Engineering 
- Software Cost Estimation and Metrics 
- Software Requirements Acquisition and Analysis 
- Software Architecture and Component-based Design 
- Software Testing and Quality Assurance 
- Engineering of Large Software Systems 
- Software Reliability Engineering 
- Elective I 
- Elective II 
- Elective III 
 
2. Master of Engineering
Computer Engineering
Concentration: Engineered Software Systems (Software Engineering).
Courses:
- Applied Data Structures & Algorithms
- Principles of Multimedia Compression
- Image Processing & Computer Vision
- Design & Analysis of Network Systems
- Introduction to VLSI Systems Design
- Fundamentals of Quantitative Software Engineering I
- Database Management Systems I
- Introduction to Operating Systems

Option #2 has a more technical coursework than #1.

Questions:
1. Which of these options is a better career choice from a global perspective? 
2. What are the salary projections for both options in a 10 year time
frame from a global perspective in US$?
3. What are the salary projections for both options in a 20 year time
frame from a global perspective in US$?
4. Which of these options is a better career choice from a U.S. perspective?
5. How will the following certificate added to one of the options
change questions #1 and #4. I.e. enhances or has not impact.

Graduate Certificate
Wireless Communications
Courses:
- Wireless Systems Overview
- Physical Design of Wireless Systems
- Wireless Networking: Architectures, Protocols and Standards
- CDMA and Spread Spectrum

** Need information from sources other than U.S. Department of Labor
(Bureau of Labor Statistics). I believe there are books and
information out there in the business sector that answers these
questions.

** I expect to graduate with a B.E. degree in Computer Engineering
from a U.S. school. I have over eight years in the IT sector and have
been stung by the outsourcing/off-shoring bee one too many times. I am
trying to answer the question; how do I survive a global career market
place for the next 20 years? I plan to get a job outside U.S. after I
get my Masters.

Thanks.