I’m going to get a degree in both, however I don’t know which to minor in, and which to major in?
I’m leaning towards Major in CS, minor in ME. What would be better?
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What’s better depends on what you prefer and what you are planning career-wise. Likely, you will be able to better decide after trying the intro courses for both.
You’ll find most here will tell you minors are overrated. The extra courses you take are more important than the degree.
As for the degree, I’d find it hard to fathom that you could amass enough ME classes on top of a CS degree to make the ME component very valuable, if at all. ME is a broad field and the foundational engineering work beyond math and physics isn’t part of a CS curriculum. You’d have a few ME courses, but they wouldn’t do you any good, because they’d be so basic as to have no value to any employers.
On the other hand, taking some CS classes on top of an ME curriculum, especially if you’re interested in robotics/mechatronics, makes sense. A minor in CS would just inhibit you from broadening your ME skills with tech electives in ME.
In summary, the biggest issue with minors is that they force you to take more classes in an area than you might actually want to take for a paper that has little to no value.
Good luck.
I think the above idea for CS classes on top of ME curriculum makes a lot of sense.
Those are both great majors. Don’t ask which is better, ask “which do I like more.” If you had said mechanical engineering vs french poetry, I would have a completely different answer. But ME and CSC will lead to a lot of jobs and you’ll make a lot of money.
If hypothetically you liked both of those EXACTLY the same, then I would recommend computer science because this world is so heavily reliant on computers and software nowadays, but again, there’s no real right answer.
Really just consider whether you enjoy programming and learning how computer’s work OR whether you enjoy physical structures and systems, thermodynamics, statics, dynamics, etc.