<p>Some CS programs are in engineering schools. Some CS programs in universities with engineering program use the courses from the engineering department as CS requirements. There are CS programs that are as rigorous as engineering programs.</p>
<p>And CS programs that are a lot easier.</p>
<p>There are also EECS programs at our nation’s best engineering schools.</p>
<p>There is still a lot of software engineering work done in the US and I expect this to grow. If you are interested in this area, then look into CS degrees that are more oriented to software engineering and that have a substantial theory component.</p>