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CE, EE, or CS

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Recneps

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Hi can some one tell me the differnce between the degress I listed like what course are involved and jobs they do.
 
EE , work with general electonics , learn about all that physics and circuits etc. CE is like EE but with more of a computer emphasis. CS is just programming and theory, some CE programs make you learn some programming too, not nearly as much as a straight CS major though.
 
My take:

EE: low level electronic guts
CE: low level computer guts
CS: high level computer guts

Many places offer combined CS/EE programs (you get the coding, but you have to deal with resistors too).
 


<< Many places offer combined CS/EE programs (you get the coding, but you have to deal with resistors too). >>



Yep...it's called CPE. For me, EE is mostly (obviously) electrical components, digital logic,and the theory behind them. CS is coding and programming theory. CPE is a mix of the two.
 
Yes, CompE majors have alot harder time than CS. In fact, alot of companies hire CompE majors because they have some programming background as opposed to a CS major who doesn't have any circuit or digital design background.
 
CE, because there is just so much you will learn. You can do circuit design, logic design, programming. You really have to know almost everything.
 
That's what I get for going to an engineering school. CE to me is civil engineering. CmpE is Computer Engineering. When I read the thread title I was trying to figure out how building roads would relate to programming a computer..
 
EE is Electrical Engineering, if you like pure circuits and signals and enjoy long hours working in labs testing and calculating currents, voltage, etc. (btw if you hate physics, don't go for either EE or CompE, you will regret it later on!!) then you should go for EE, job market for EE is pretty good right now, with your B.E.E. degree, you will probably have a starting salary of around $45,000/yr.

CompE is Computer Engineering, to get a B.C.E. degree, you have to take EE courses as well as CS courses, so you need to know both circuits, signals and programming, computer design. If you enjoy studying digital logic, then you should go for CompE. Salary for CompE is about the same as for EE.

CS is Computer Science, what you study are programming in various languages, learning different data structures and algorthims, learn how to debug, methods of object oriented programming, etc. if you like spending long hours programming, then go for CS. The starting salary for CS major is about $40,000/yr.
 
I am in a 5 year CECS (comp E/ comp Sci) masters program. From my 4 years so far, i have gathered that CE is low level programming/software engineering. we learn more about protocols, OS design, and hardware design/interaction than CS.

On coop, I got a taste of what he industry requires of CE guys. I did a LOT fo low-level C programming on in-house hardware. It was cool, because I got to mess with hardware and software (well, firmware, really). If you like that, go for CE.

EE is mostly hardware, with a little C. Most EE guys end up doing some sort of programming at some point or another. The guys where I work did a WHOLE lot of VHDL, which is a description language for IC's). They designed ASICS and boards for use in business laser printers. The CE guys wrote the firmware to run/test the boards.

The CS guys usually end up donig driver work. They design the install routines for different OS, etc. I can't say a whole lot else about it, as most of it was Windows programming, which I abhore.

At the Speed Scientific School, the avg starting salary for an M.Eng. degree in CECS is around $48,000. There is also a 99% job placement. The school is not ranked as high as GA tech or purdue, but I already have a good job lined up. On coop, I was able to do full-time engineering work after my 3rd year, as well. So I feel that I am getting a good education, especially considering it is free 🙂.
 
I want to throw in another abbreviation,
CSE is the CS EE hybrid at my university. In addition to programming, software engineering and computation theory courses, we take digital logic, a couple of assembly courses, embedded systems, circuits 101. We get to build simple circuits and program embedded devices.
 
to me CE is civil engineering, ChemE is chemical engineering, and CmpE is computer engineering. not to mention ME which is a crappy OS ;-)

I switched from CmpE to EE. probably will switch back ;-)

i'm doing math and EE now because i can't fit in the comp sci requirements =( in my program.
 
EE: electrical
CS: computer programing
CE: a combination of both..Most people in my college drop to a CS or EE major during their junior year, because it's so hard
 
Chemical Engineering is ChemE here at Tech.

EE = electrical
CmpE = computer
CE = civil
ChemE = chemical
IE = industrial (imaginary)

😉
 
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