<p>I'm looking at the CS major and I see that it is not under Duke's engineering school (Electrical and Computer Engineering are). However, I saw that I can get a B.S. in CS, which is typically the more prestigious degrees over the BA in other schools. Is this the same case at Duke or is a BS worth the same as a degree from an engineering school like UMich? Also, what school would CS be under? Letters of Arts and Science?</p>
<p>“Also, what school would CS be under? Letters of Arts and Science?”</p>
<p>I will only address the foregoing question. At Duke, undergraduates enroll in either Trinity College or in the Pratt School of Engineering. In general, ALL “arts,” 'letters," and “science” courses reside in one of Trinity’s departments. There are no separate “schools” of Science(s) or of Arts and Letters. </p>
<p>Furthermore, the prestige of a Duke degree will always outweigh the prestige of a degree from a school like Michigan.</p>
<p>In terms of engineering opportunities, you will do well coming out of both Duke, Michigan, and a lot of other engineering programs. However, where Duke has the edge is that it gives its engineering grads the flexibility of applying to investment banks and management consulting firms as well. At public unis like Michigan or UT Austin, they have well-know u-grad biz programs which is where the financial firms recruit at.</p>
<p>What you major at Duke will not generally enhance or diminish your career prospects in any way so you can feel free to major in a subject you are actually passionate about studying.</p>
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Further, as one moves beyond entry-level, post-Bachelor’s degree positions, a Duke degree – in any germane discipline – is a likely professional accelerator. Therefore, it’s both an initial and a permanent career catalyst. </p>
<p>This might help:
<a href=“What's the Difference Between Computer Science and Electrical & Computer Engineering? | Duke Electrical and Computer Engineering”>http://www.pratt.duke.edu/undergrad/cs-vs-ce</a></p>
<p>Computer science (Trinity) and computer engineering (Pratt) are separate disciplines at Duke. Michigan, similarly, offers Computer Science is its equivalent “LSA” school as well as a major within its engineering school (although they call both “computer science”). You’ll notice, however, that the required curricula differ between the two. I would say they’re equally “prestigious” – it simply depends on what interests you more and what you hope to do with it. The engineering major will expose you to more electronics and circuits, whereas the arts & sciences comp sci is more of a “pure play” programming major with theoretical work in computation and numerical analysis.</p>