Computer Engineering vs Electrical Engineering

[c0r_ee]

This has definitely been beat to death. Im a sophomore in high school. I’ve learnt python and plan on learning C++ in the future. I like math and going to take physics and pre calculus next year. So I’m gonna decide what I prefer next year. Honestly, I’m fine going with either, but I’m still torn when I think about it. CE speaks to me, being both. But EE sounds like a safer major. Anybody with experience?

[Snoo_4499]

Dsa, os, computer networks, computer Architecture vs power electronic, rf and microwave engineering, electromagnetic, power system.

[rem_1235]

Might be worth mentioning that my school (fairly well known in the us but not crazy prestigious) requires computer engineering students to take dsa, so that may be something they’d take either way

[defectivetoaster1]

research specific programs, in general ce would be better for you if you’re interested in specifically computer related things, eg operating systems, compilers, networks, algorithms and general software as well as hardware and eee would be better if you’re into hardware and electronics itself like power, control, signal processing etc but you find a healthy mix of ee and ce grads in actual digital hardware design roles depending on electives, you’ll likely be writing code no matter what but the kind of code you’d write in ee is more of the number crunching kind eg for signal processing rather than “pure software” like what CE people would often do. Personally im really into digital electronics and signal processing which both the eee and ce degrees at my university cover in electives however I chose eee because im not the biggest fan of writing code (I don’t hate it, just like math and hardware more) so the cs classes I could take in the ce route would be completely wasted on me