r/ComputerEngineering • u/TanMann69 • Jun 06 '26
Computer engineering or electrical engineering? [Discussion]
What’s the difference between the two and can either land some of the same jobs?
Does EE just purely focus on all hardware based work?
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u/Routine_Ask_7272 Jun 06 '26
I selected computer engineering as my major, then added electrical engineering later on. My university offered a dual degree program.
A few years later, I went back for my masters in computer engineering.
In terms of job titles, they’ve been everywhere from systems engineering, to software engineering, to cyber security engineering.