<p>With respect to ‘hotness’ or demand, no degree comes close to CS. Put CpE, EE, MechE combined and then you will get an image of how in “demand” CS is.</p>
<p>I am majoring in CSE, from an Engineering school, and it’s a known fact here in NY that CS majors will end up with far more opportunities when compared to Computer Engineers or EE’s or MechE’s.</p>
<p>With that being said, follow your passion and don’t just choose a major for it’s demand. If you care about the demand, FYI CS is on the top of the list. The amount of Software Engineering openings(that’s just one aspect of CS, CS in it’s self is a huge field)dwarfs the top 4 Engineering majors combined. To further solidify, and debunk what the poster above said, take a look at career surveys. Mainly all CpE’s end up in banks, or as software Engineers. Now depending on the core curriculum for that particular CpE, he might generally be a lot weaker, and not capable of performing the work a CS guy could do, due to his versatility in various languages as a Software Engineer. Most CpE’s never write 5-10 thousands lines of code, the way CS guys do.</p>
<p>With respect to demand, a CS degree with an EE minor > CpE.</p>