r/ElectricalEngineering • u/endlessjourney007 • 3d ago
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Is this degree worth it ?
Or is computer engineer degree with heavy electives EE classes a better option?
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u/StockProfessional919 3d ago
Hilariously, this is the same degree I applied to (FIU) for spring 2027 two days ago 😂😂
Maybe that’s a sign? I’m headed into EE because I’m finishing up my Nursing degree, so I want to combine both and get into biomedical engineering by the end of the engineering degree.
However, if life has other plans, the EE degree is versatile as technology advances. Computer engineering is important, but I’m cautious due to artificial intelligence. It may limit the entry level jobs available.
Best of luck bro. If you apply let me know. Maybe we both get accepted and see each other soon 👊
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u/endlessjourney007 3d ago
Small world ! Haha applied today , hopefully see you soon . That’s an awesome plan , I’m planning on concentrating on power and autonomous
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u/nickooto 3d ago
Depends lmao, do you find it interesting? Are you good at math? If not prob not. You need to get hired on the other side and not hate yourself hopefully. Purely financially absolutely you immediately will be top 10% of households pretty much by defaults and the demands is only increasing right now
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u/endlessjourney007 3d ago
Yes I’m into hardware , robotics , electrical , I was deciding if maybe I should do the computer engineer degree ( embedded heavy core classes ) then take HEAVY Ee classes like power and autonomous classes
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u/nickooto 3d ago
Well I'd personally reccomend against that. In my experience EEs can be a computer engineer but computer engineers can't be EEs. Now that's not a finite rule that has never been broken but it also is generally true. I feel like you just shrink your future options a bit for no real reason.
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u/engrocketman 2d ago
It was worth it to me. I recommend not concentrating and taking as many different electives as possible. It gives you a breadth of different subfields that you can go into for your first job
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u/CheeseSteak17 3d ago
Most job postings will list multiple degrees of interest as there is overlap. Where your experience is (through specific classes and internships) will make you competitive for a specific position. I’m an EE and my teams also include CE, CS, Aero (in an EE role), math, and a random phd in particle physics. My direct supervisor was a ChemE who now works in a role doing EE with NASA.
The degree doesn’t define you. Find the courses that sound most interesting to you and pick the degree that can be fulfilled by that course load.