<p>I am an international transfer student who is admitted to University of Minnesota, TC majoring in Electrical Engineering. I'm actually interested not only in electric circuit topic, but also in programming too. So I realized that CompE may be another path for me. But I'm worry of the job prospect of Computer Engineering. Will CompE be considered more inferior to EE in the hardware side and CS in the software side, making it somewhere in the middle? I am going on this fall and I will still have the chance to change my major since the prerequisites for both engineering are the same. Anybody can give me some comment? @-) </p>
<p>No, CompE is the hardware side. As an EE, I cant imagine any hardware that i would have a leg up on a CompE.</p>
<p>Sure, 3 phase power systems, medium voltage transformers, switch gear, maybe even some SCADA; but at the integrated circuit/microprocessor level of hardware, CompEs would be more knowledgeable. As far as programing, CompE know some CS stuff but programing as an EE vs CS is different. When i program, it’s mostly mapping the right I/O, be it digital vs analog counters vs controls. It’s mostly measuring voltages or currents and making them mean something. I’m usually reading wiring diagrams before I program. </p>
<p>oh really? I will prefer to concentrate in more to computer hardware, processor chip side rather than those power supply/power transmission/power grid stuff. But how will those companies like IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Google treat both EE and CompE. Will they prefer a CompE or EE students?</p>
<p>IBM,Intel,Microsoft,Google are the very reason why CompE majors have expanded IMO. I don’t know the preference in terms of EE vs CompE but those companies hire lots of CompEs. Companies that might be apprehensive in hiring CompEs are utilities that hire EE exclusively like ComEd,ConEd,AEP ect. Companies that may favor EE over CompEs are Siemens,GE,Eaton,Schneider electric. </p>
<p>If your goal is to work in the microprocessor chip design sector. CompE is a good route</p>
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<p>You sound like a good candidate for CompE.</p>
<p>As an international transfer student, you can’t assume that you can find a job here stateside. That is difficult to do. Assume your degree is for back home.</p>
<p>Thanks for all of your info 
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<p>My younger son has a CompE degree and landed a job that is more software oriented based on his extracurricular and internship experience, so you are not closing any doors with a CompE degree.</p>
<p>Based on what you are interested in, computer engineering sounds like a good choice. Take a look at the requirements for graduation for each of EE, CompE and CS at your school, and see which classes seem the most interesting to take. </p>