<p>how is mechancial engineering versatile? I’m not challenging what you guys are saying, I’m just curious as to why because I thought that ME was a dying field.</p>
<p>But I second CS being extremely versatile.</p>
<p>So at the moment my possible majors come application time include Comp. Eng and Comp Sci(my dad really wants to me to this instead of Eng). How versatile would you say Enterprise Systems Eng is?</p>
<p>computer science is considered a engineering degree.</p>
<p>I meant to say Computer Science instead of Computer Engineering.</p>
<p>ME and AE are similar, but AE is really a subfield of ME. ME usually encompasses aerospace, HVAC, robotics, manufacturing, materials science, biomechanics, and perhaps others as well.</p>
<p>Definately Computer Science. (Obviously I am biased since I am a CS major myself. :))</p>
<p>“Obviously I am biased since I am a CS major myself”
Doesn’t make it any less true, though.</p>
<p>Of course that’s coming from me, a fellow CS-er.</p>
<p>i think computer engineering is better than CS. CS is just programming and algorithms… CS majors are important, but its the theory behind the programming thats more important IMO. scientists, engineers, IT ppl all program… programming is like a skill, same as math… but to be practical… you gotta have a “job” and you use CS to do it. nothing CS alone is not very good. i think compE or EE is better because not only can you program, you also understand the THEORY behind a lot of things and you are more VERSATILE cuz you can have a job w/ or w/o programming.</p>
<p>im not saying CS is not important, its just not as versatile… cuz you are stuck in programming… not even software engineering… you gotta have more knowledge in terms of software adn hardware…</p>
<p>False. CS has elements of math and engineering, and math is even more versatile than any engineering. CS =/= programming. Sorry.</p>
<p>EE ppl can go to med school, patent law, ibanking, get an MBA, program, work with scientisits (bio chem or physics), work for defense, apple, LG, … everywhere?</p>
<p>Good for EE ppl. CS ppl can go into any branch of engineering, science, business, or any field of graduate study - which uses computers, which are all of them, really. Pre-med, maybe less so, but that’s just one profession. EE is similar to CS, but it’s less versatile.</p>
<p>cs is versatile because it is a way of thinking. i see programming as a tool. math is a tool. why don’t you say english the most versatile since everyone in america speaks english.</p>
<p>mech E I’d say</p>
<p>CompE, EE, or CS? What can a CS major do that a CompE or EE major can’t?</p>
<p>I’m thinking EECS would be the best degree to get…</p>
<p>A CS degree will prepare you for operations research, for instance, whereas an EE degree might not. Also, it’s easier to move into a broader field with CS… EE is more technical / less broad. And CS =/= programming, no matter what anybody tells you. Yes, you learn how to program, but you learn much more than that. CS is the engineering major of choice for those who want the MOST opportunities after graduation.</p>
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<p>Well, to be fair, a person in EE (or CE) can get a CS job rather easily, since they are ‘forced’ to take quite a few computer science classes. The same isn’t true for CS. So while the CS field has more jobs, those jobs can also be ‘stolen’ by EE/CE grads.</p>
<p>BTW, which degree involves more math classes? EE, or CS?</p>
<p>my guess is EE.</p>
<p>Computer science is an extension of math.</p>