Electrical Engineering Vs Computer Engineering - How to Pick the Right Major
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In this video I discuss electrical engineering vs computer engineering and how to know which major is right for you. Both these engineering disciplines share a lot of classes in undergrad. They both encounter circuits, electronics, programming, and plenty of math. Electrical engineers go on to take power, communications, and electromagnetism courses whereas computer engineers take discrete math, computer architecture, and computer networks. In terms of careers both electrical engineering and computer engineering majors can be qualified for many of the same positions. But if you are leaning towards something like power systems or communications then electrical engineering would be a better choice. Then if you are leaning towards computer vision or working on computer hardware, then of course computer engineering would be better. Otherwise you should do research because both these majors can work in a wide range of areas with a lot of overlap. In the video I also discuss computer engineering and electrical engineering projects that may help you decide which major is right for you.
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If you're having trouble deciding, you can double major in EE and computer science. I did this- the curriculums overlap a lot more than people think so it is possible. This way you can do more programming and learn about computer architecture, security, compilers & programming languages, while also learning about power (motors, generators, power electronics, transmission and distribution) and diving deep into analog devices, semiconductors, integrated circuits and more!
how much of your time does this take up compared to just computer engineering?
@@barrythefonemjust do computer engineering a double major doesn't actually increase your salary. Never duel major. Always get a masters if u are wanting more education bc at least it checks more boxes/potentially increases your salary
@@NeneBot-ps9qo you can’t just do computer engineering if your interest is in different areas but if you want to do something with transmission, power generator, distribution
Then electrical engineering is for you but if you also want to mix it with software side then double major in electrical engineering and computer science
But if you like both computer science and electronics do computer engineering
I've been doing this since high school (40 years now) and I still have a passion for BOTH side of embedded development; hardware and software. The third love I have is for "firmware", which like both hardware and software using languages such as VHDL or SysVerilog. I think my passion will die if they ever make me a manager!
@@NeneBot-ps9qo Computer engineering is an awkward major, you truly won't learn as much as double majoring EE and CS. Some college don't have CE major, they named it EECS instead. You can still learn a lot of CE concepts in a good college; because CE is just a branch in EE, specifically for computers.
You do a really great job in these comparisons. Not only do you state the differences, you dive into examples (for example, even though I don’t understand the math, you genuinely demonstrated the kind of math you’d see in both, and all the projects with pictures. Oh man GREAT video for sure, it helped me realize computer engineering is more for me).
I'm an ECE junior and my God, I've taken almost everything you've said in this video. Not a day goes by that the thought "I could just lay down and stop". Perseverance is key!
Steve have you graduated now or still a senior?
I am ECE fresher too . I am kinda scared ngl but also kind of excited as I always loved the idea of mixing coding with Hardware .
15 year CE veteran and I remember how utterly exhausted I was by my final year. Totally worth it though, but damn, it was literally sheer force of will to finish that final term.
@@rajnishmishra453 The combo of hardware and software is deadly in the industry: I've seen CS majors do utterly idiotic things because they don't really know how their computers think, and most EEs are absolute trash at coding embedded systems - they're often too used to dealing with things as one-off projects and have a hard time managing complexity over a product lifecycle. I've typically found CE's end up becoming either system architects or CTOs/execs later in their careers as they tend to be holistic system-level thinkers comfortable with highly complex and interrelated systems.
@Kotesu so you recommend doing ce? I’m about to go into my second year in an ee degree but I’m hard working and am thinking that a ce degree will make me a more well rounded engineer. What you said makes sense about cs and ee majors getting lost in their own world and that might be why i think i want to do ce because I want to be able to explore the fields of hardware/software engineering as I make career choices.
I'm from a foreign country and was looking to start from scratch and find a new path. Your videos have helped me understand what thoses classes actualy mean and what they are and even how they work. I've spend countless hours trying to figure it out on many different univerities websites and you're the only one that made it understandable. Thank you!!
Screw it, I'll just do a double major; they both look awesome.
@@funtechu You could, you would just have to take the extra electives for the other major since you already completed the same core classes! Let's say both majors require 6-8 core classes that are exactly the same but they diverge in the electives where you need 4 courses for each. So you take an extra semester for the other 4 electives and now you should have the accumulated credits and requirements for both degrees!
@@funtechu, Nothing against your choice on the degree, but in some ways, I think that maybe you might have made the wrong choice in the school!
This is something that I would have researched before applying... Personally, I would make sure that I can earn a dual or even triple degree if they were related. For example, if I was going for something in the Electronics/Computer field to earn a bachelors to a masters degree I would do something on these lines:
I would major in Computer Hardware Engineering and Computer Software Engineering - Computer Science. These would be my specific majors. However, they would be built on top of these degrees, a Degree in Mathematics, Physics and Electrical Engineering.
Let's say that a Bachelor's Degree for each of these majors - minors would require about 140 credits each and that they all have approximately 80 credited courses in common. That's 80 courses that you should not have to take again nor pay for again as you have already earned them. Now the other 60 credits are electives that are geared toward specific degrees. Of those 60 maybe 20 of them might be in common with some of the other degrees. Again once they are earned they should be applicable to any degree that requires them.
So at the end of the day when you finally "graduate" to receive your degrees, certificates, or diplomas you might have accumulated say 200 credits and should be able to earn 3-4 maybe even 5 bachelor degrees where the subjects are related or similar. Then from there, you should be able to take it to the next level and earn your Masters in your more focused disciplines and finally earn your Doctorates or Ph.D. in your specializations.
If a university or college did not offer this, then I would not waste a single dollar of my hard-earned money on them! Regardless of that, congratulations on your achievements.
@@funtechu, True.
@@funtechu I'm not trying to dispute it, I'm just stating I wouldn't waste my money on them! I'll go to my own university as it's called being self-taught... I'm always learning something!
@@skilz8098 Ok cn u plz tell me what i shud do cuz i'm finishing skool soon and im interested in CE, CSC and EE
This is such an amazing video! I really wish I watched this two years ago when I was struggling with what to major in between the two.
what an outstanding video, i appreciate all the research you've done to create this masterpiece, got a lot of things cleared in my head now, thank you very much!
Thank you for the comment! Really glad you liked it
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This is the few video that actually SHOWS what type of stuff you'll do thanks :3
Great video. I've been wanting to return to college for a degree in Computer Engineering and am pretty new to the subject. this was pretty helpful. Hoping the job market will be nice for Computer Engineers by the time I finish!
Are you doing it
you finished?
same. was from civil engineering too but i never liked it
I'm a forth year computer engineer student and although I agree on everything you said about what CPE can do but I think you missed the main point. For me, the purpose of a a computer engineer is to design and implement computer systems which include design CPU, memory, IC, drivers, peripherals, communication between computers etc... I'm not saying CPE don't do software jobs but as a computer engineer I think our advantage is to work on the hardware side. So in general digital electronics and computing is the main purpose of computer engineering.
Is computer engineering right choice for designing processor or graphics processor?
I want to know this as well
@@jaredcrown5812 to really get a good job at designing computer parts it doesn't matter if you go computer or electrical because you can pick alot of computer electives on the actual electrical one and do minors.
Now to design cpus you need at least a second degree, no one will take a first degree has a cpu or gpu architect into their company, most are second degree and doctors. In the second degree you can fully specify working on cpus, and then the actual degree will matter less. You can even do it from a math degree or CS one.
You can get a first degree job as vlsi, or even cpu if you start from bottom of the company (assistant, maybe a implemention job and more )and go to the top, the job market is varied and degree is not all times the main problem.
Did you get the job
i am a electrical and electronics engineerand we can known how of every computer hardwares
Excellent video! My school (Weber State University) allows bachelors degree computer science students go into the computer engineering masters degree program (after completing the major courses from the computer engineering bachelors degree for prerequisites, of course). This video, as well as some others that you have, explain a lot of information I couldn't find anywhere else!
Glad it helped! Thanks for the comment
@@zachstar nigga cheese sauce
I always watched you for your comedic stuff, but now, as a prospective college student trying to decide on engineering majors, this part of your channel is actually insanely useful!
Watching this guys videos is what keeps me motivated in continuing in electrical engineering as stuff like this is what I want to do as my future career
Brilliant work, solving the selection issues... Thumbs up.
This was really helpful. Thank you!
Very helpful, thanks for your work!
Both careers are good but in my opinion Electrical Engineering gives you a versatility that computer engineering doesn't. Don't be scared of math, is just take it with patience and not overpressure yourself. I'll get possibly Electrical Engineering and even, I didn't go to a technical school , although everything I am learning on college is new math for me and not considering myself an expert mathematic, the advice I can give to you all is that Math is only about logic, remember procedures and match pieces like a puzzle. Hope you can find you major and accomplish your goals! Good luck.
this video helped me solidify what i want to major in the most out of the two, thank you!
Kikon Which is?
3rd year electrical engineering 💪💪
Do u have channel suggestions which discusses about electrical engineering?
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Please share your experience
Nice
Which programming language did u learn?
would love to learn about your experience so far
Thanks man, very helpful.
What an awesome video. Thank you very much!
This is a great video thanks!
thanks for the video man, very informative. I think i'm going for electrical engineering
Wow really great insight !
Great vid!!
Dude, thank you for this. I'm also watching your mechanical and electrical engineering vid, all of this info helps prepare myself for college. This is gold! You're awesome.
Thanks! This video really helped me
there's also specific classes for Measuring instrumentation and Measurements for EE students from the technical quality assurance domain
Thanks for sharing your talents
Thank you so much!
They are very similar but EE has less programming than CE. EE has uses more applied physics than CE. Basically if you like physics more than programming … go to EE & vice versa. This is what I got from the video.
I like both. Nice video bro.
i agree dude
dude your videos are great! Keep it up! I really believe you can hit several hundrerd thousands subscribers if you stick to it. Your videos are really helping me picking a major that fits to me.
Thanks!
Thanks man! Definitely will keep the videos coming.
Thanks dude you helped me decide.
That really helped me picking my major thank you so much
You got it! Glad it helped
Great video, huge help. I'll probably go Comp Eng.
thanks a lot it is really very helpful..
thanks a lot it really helped out .
You are simply awesome. Every facts are on point
Thank you!
nice one brohh!!!!!!!
Love your videos
Thanks for important information Share
I'm in the physics department of my university and studying Computer engineering. I kinda liked the examples for EE more than my own. But I feel as if I'll study all of these things, as it is a physics department.
your vids are amazing
This might change depending on country, but here in Australia we don't really have computer engineering specialisations. They are kind of blended together to form electrical and computer systems engineering. We take the computer architecture and the computer networks classes on top of the other classes that were mentioned (in analog, RF, electromag etc). We do also get introduced to the basic physics of thermodynamics, fluid dynamics etc. The only thing mentioned in the computer engineering list that we don't do is learn Java or Python (although many of us complete final year projects in neural networks which often use Python frameworks like Tensorflow, so we kinda have to teach Python to ourselves). So if you're going into uni in Australia, take electrical (the best engineering major :P)
Dude i love the hard work you put in to your videos. Great Content ! I m sure this channel will get big very soon . Keep up the good wrk!
Thank you for the comment! Will definitely keep the videos coming :)
Very important...and helpfull
I'm an EE at UCLA. We are required to take all but one (a lab) of the lower division CS courses in conjunction with our lower division EE courses so it's very possible to switch to CS from EE because of that. We take physics up until modern physics and special relativity. The highest math we take is diff eqs. No vector analysis though our multivariable Calc is split into two courses and is very rigorous (proof based).
I'm doing EEE, i had discrete mathematics classes in my curriculum and it was definitely important because it helped me to understand certain things in logic gate circuit because in discrete maths you will study the truth table which you will use for Digital Logic design
Very informative if you don't know alot about both eletrical and computer engineering
i just found the best channel ever !!
Thank you! Glad you found it!
Watching this because I am a computer engineering student and I found this helpful.
Arduino suck as a learning tool for undergraduates. It's so software simplified it gives the user a wrong impression about Microcontrollers as a whole.
Finally someone who gets it.
funnily enough, the classes I had left most students at the opposite impression, as the classes just covered manually implementing everything yourself, not covering any libraries or simplifications that are commonly used and distributed by the manufacturer. I had to tell so many people in group projects that they didn't have to calculate the whole timer for example, that they could just use a function from a library to do it for them.
It's nice to learn HOW it actually works, but really, you'll never use it unless you need a very space and time efficient implementation.
That's really true. Basically you learn how to program. That's it.
So what is arduino good for?
well thats cause arduino took the ATMEGA mcu and simplified it. Honestly if your school's microcontroller class is taught using arduinos then i'd look elsewhere for something more practical
Tq very much❤❤❤. I am sooo confused on which branch to choose literally I didn't sleep yesterday.(I was scrolling entire internet to see which fits my intrest). Today after watching this I am so happy and clear in my mind on what to choose. ❤❤❤once again thanks for such an informative video❤❤❤
Never stop making these videos. Their SO HELPFUL!
haha you got it!
MajorPrep could you do an Aerospace Engineering vs. Electrical Engineering video?
Those majors are very different, I tend to do these comparison videos for similar majors. If you watch my aerospace videos then my electrical videos and put them together that's basically what an EE vs AE video would look like.
I am going to join the university for Bachelor degree and was so confused about these two majors.Thanks man you solved my problem,going for COMPUTER ENGINEEERING....(subscribed)
That's awesome to hear! Thank for you the comment and the sub :)
You have probably graduated by now, right ?
Great Job
Thanks!
I think IEEE changed its standards for Computer Engineering students. I believe as of this coming fall, they will no longer take the same circuits and electronics classes that an EE would take. Instead, they will take the same condensed circuits and electronics classes that an ME or BMED student take. But I think they’ve also added some CS requirements to the curriculum.
I'd love to see a video about Micro and nano-electronics and VLSI circuits design
I love all of your video. All of them are very nice and informative. I have a request for communication engineering video. Need help for that if you don't mind.
Thank you! I have been contemplating which major I should go, and this one really helps!
I think I am leaning towards computer engineering, even though I love math.... It seems to be the one I am more interested in.
what did you choose?
@@ForMyDawg what did you choose
@@LittleHomieLightningtech Im enrolled in electrical engineering right now because its more general than computer. but the first three semesters have exactly the same classes for the two majors at my school university of delaware. So it is easy to switch if i change my mind later
@@ForMyDawg oh ok thanks, my deadline for applying is today 💀
@@LittleHomieLightningtech lmao what did you end up choosing?
Thanks A lot.
It is very interesting to watch these videos after I chose to study Electrical engineering. Because I actually am at the point of the course where our two disciplines are starting to split off. And having to be reminded what I am working for because man there is A LOT of math.... and I love it!.....sometimes
Did you stick to electrical engineering? Did you get a good job with that degree?
These videos are fucking amazing thank you so much
Thanks man!
Really nice channel
i have been watching your videos and its very useful to me to set my mind can you please make a video on electronic engineering
Luckily at my University, they offer Computer Engineering as a minor to the Electrical Engineering program. So you'll be graduating with a Bachelors in Electrical Engineering with a Minor in Computer Engineering. However, course load does increase by an extra course or two per semester. Students therefore get the best of both worlds.
You answered the EXACT question I've been sorting through for myself. Which is which degree plan would be best for someone who loves hands on architecture but also a chance of getting into pen testing. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!👍👍👍
I'm an electrical engineering student but we were taught a bit of computer architecture in one of my classes.
Objectively Computer Engineering is better, that is taking into account of everything e.g. salary, happiness of workers, flexibility, growth of demand etc...
They're both one of the best engineering paths you can take so you can't really pick a wrong one.
Bin chilling
My computer eng program (built on 29 courses) was including one communication and one applied electromagnetism semester couses as well. According to the programs in my university, I can say that one important category of courses the video is missing is related to Control Systems, which is multidisciplinary and goes for both electrical/electronics and computer eng (with additional emphasis on discrete time/uProcessor/DSP baded control in computer eng. classes)
thank you sir
I graduated Computer Engineering and I still took Communications and radio waves as well as analog circuits. We just did not cover Generators motors and rotating machines or power and transmission.
Great video so in terms of jobs are they interchangble and can u make up ground in terms of programming skills if did ee?
I think my school is a little behind in the embedded systems class. We still learned assembly VS C or C++ this was not even a year ago.
plz make a video on ELECTRICAL vs ELECTRONICS communication engineering
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what he means is the differences and similarities between an EE who works in the electronic field between the power field
Electronics is a subset of electrical
@@Anonymous-lw4nq I know, but some university will differentiate between them and people would usually think of Electrical engineering as power
@@theneongamer4957 then don't join those 'some universities'
I didn't have to take computer architecture, but I did have to take things like software engineering, system level programming utilities, data structures / algorithms, OS concepts, and a data communications courses.
Nice video
You'll be hard pressed to find any Computer Systems Engineers who haven't taken DSP (Digital Signal Processing).
Signals and Linear Systems (which both CE and EE take) is the pre-req for DSP. Also, EE majors don't normally take Embedded systems, unless you pick it as an elective.
Lastly, Senior Design projects are almost always multi-disciplinary, meaning your project will not be focused on just your major (it'll encompass many disciplines depending on your team). My Computer Engineering design project involves something you'd never guess for a CE... (but I can't say, due to NDA).
- 2nd Semester Senior in Comp-E
I’m majoring in Computer Science - Game Development/Simulation Engineering. I was thinking of majoring in one of these two however I think I should add both since they both have what I’m looking for. I plan to try and invent new technologies that use 3D simulations for computing objects into our real world. I also want to build video games too but expand into other areas. My masters degree is in Global Management which will help me start my company along with a 50 million dollar investment I’m making from E Commerce marketing while I attend school. :) Thank you so much!
What did you end up doing for your career?
You did a lot of job! It’s really cool video!
Hey man, I would like to build keyboard synthesizers. Do you know which of the two majors encompasses courses that would better prepare me to build keyboard synthesizers? I appreciate your expert feedback. Thanks
Aight switching to comp eng in year 2 thanks
I’m reading computer Eng and I’m taking a power class too(motors & generators)
Can you do a video on material science / engineering please ?
I graduated from Curtin University with Computer System Engineering degree. I took all the units mentioned above regardless of it belongs to electronics engineering. And yes, including calculus.
Kurisu Makise do you enjoy your job?
More pertaining to the point, do you HAVE a job?
I loved your video dude, but we (computer engineers) use calculus 1 (through the whole course), 2 and 3, and we take eletromagntism courses too. Thanks
Thanks for the comment! Yeah at my school the CPE's didn't take electromagnetism courses but everywhere will differ.
Yeah that is right, and also I add that some Electrical engineering don't know the embedded system, but computer engineering knows Bro
I'm even more confused now than before. I've been doing this since 1983; 40 years. I started off learning about vacuum tubes (on paper only), then we moved onto transistors and FETs. Then I learned about op-amps and integrated circuits. In this CIE course, we build a 4-bit computer from discrete components (except an ALU chip). Then I took the digital microprocessor course with the Motorola 6809e, an awesome little beast! In college I built my own 68000 computer system, and my own operating system in Assembly Language. I wasn't so good with C at first, but that became my go-to language.
Since then I've learned about BLDC motor controllers, switching power supplies, FPGA programming in VHDL/Verilogm, Machine Learning, AI programming, etc... Recently, I've acquired an MSEE through Ohio U where I picked up skill with Matlab/Simulink. I've learned about the near future of computer architecture and MOSFET technologies. What I learned in a Photonics course still blows my mind!
I just love the EE field! I can't see myself doing anything else. I don't know if I love hardware, software or firmware more.
And this just my love of Electronics! I have my own "foundry" to turn my 3D prints into metal. I know Solidworks pretty well, but I won't ever claim that I'm as good a Mechanical Engineer. I have a lot of respect for them. I think I could build a Spaceship if I had enough room materials and labor. 😂
Did you study EE or CE sir?
I study Electrical and computer systems, i learnt both of the above stated units ... Is my course a double major?
Signals class: _literally just Fourier_
"No calculus"
Crazy I remember watching this video 5 years ago when I got accepted into college and now I’m a computer engineer for the Air Force. These videos were definitely useful.
Wow! Very nice... I'm a second year Computer Engineering student. I would appreciate some tips on how you managed to work it out, college and perhaps some extra stuffs I'd need to do. Thanks.
Hi there. Thanks for your videos. I want to work on computer hardware design. What options do i have ? Which engineering do i better choose ?
please make a video on telecommunication engineers as well
My son graduated with a combination degree, Electrical and Computer Engineering, eliminating the need to choose one over the other. He is now working as an electrical engineer.
MajorPrep, thanks for making these videos. I was considering going into electronic engineering but I'm not manually dextrous, do you think I can make it or you'd suggest something else
You got it! And I personally don't think that's a problem at all. The only thing that may be a little tougher for you I guess is learning how to solder, but other than that it's nothing to worry about.
MajorPrep thank you, that really helped cos I've been so insecure about dat
@@kingsfordakomaning2152 How'd you end up going man?
Since I got both EE and Physics degrees at the same time, I have to say the math in Physics was far more extensive then in EE. I would spend about 20 minutes in EE homework for each assignment and all weekend on Physics, at least for Quantum mechanics homework.
JustaReadingguy what school did you go to?
Did you double major?
great video could make a difference btw computer engineering and electronics and communication it would help me so much cz I rlly dunno which field is suitable for me thxs
Are you referring to wireless communications (which a concentration of electrical engineering) like I briefly talked about in this video?
MajorPrep yes I noticed that I kinda like this field but I wish to know more about this field that would be very kind of u😇
Yeah I will try to get something on the concentrations within electrical engineering soon as I can!
thxs so much great effort
1 thing, if by any chance you want to be an electrical engineer and your school offers you formation in both assembly and embeeded C, that i would say must be your main focus
Can you make video of Computer Engineer VS. Mechanical Engineer VS Management Information System?
What's the difference between computer engineering and computer science? I have seen both courses in schools, are they just different nomenclature for the same thing, or they're different courses?
My interest is persuing the study and research field of mechatronics, I'm 14 years old and I'm in elementary school and next year I'm going to high school and when I go to college I want to persue this area, mechatronics, robotics, computer science and A.I., and people have said for us who want to get into this field to enter into electrical engineering, physics (then specialize), computer science.... I need to find which is the better path in major and bachelors degree to start in this subect
computer science is theory and programming;
computer engineering is electrical engineering with a more digital focussed curriculum.
A lot of universities - especially in europe - don't differentiate between electrical and computer engineering, you have the curriculum of both in the normal 'electrical engineering' course.