Difference between ECE and EE

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>I'm currently in a EET program but am thinking of transferring. </p>

<p>The two schools I'm considering transferring too are either Rowan University or NJIT.</p>

<p>The biggest difference is in the choice of majors. Rowan doesn't offer an EE degree only an ECE. While NJIT offers an EE degree.</p>

<p>I can't really find an explicit explanation of the difference. is ECE an EE degree with a bit of CE added, the other way around, or "watered down" version of both. </p>

<p>I'm still getting my applications together so it's not like I have to make a decision right away which is why I'm trying to get some info together.
Any help is greatly appreciated.</p>

<p>ECE - Electrical and Computer Engineering
EE - Electrical Engineering
CE - Computer Engineering
EET - Electronics Engineering Technology
For Clarification :)</p>

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<p>ECE is essentially a EE degree with a focus on computer hardware/software.</p>

<p>EE is more general and has a lot of different concentrations..</p>

<p>Pretty simple really</p>

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<p>So then what's the difference between ECE and CE, since I thought an EE with a concentration in Computers was basically a CE?</p>

<p>Though I could very easily be wrong.</p>

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<p>ECE is supposed to be more of a dual degree with a focus on computer hardware/software but you still take all those general EE classes</p>

<p>CE is mostly computer software/hardware. Some schools give you the option to either concentrate on software or hardware or both.</p>

<p>It really depends on the school and how their curriculum is set up.</p>