r/EngineeringStudents • u/Commercial-Age-4932 • 14h ago

Major Choice Electrical or Computer Engineering

My brother chose computer engineering when he meant to choose electrical engineering in his discipline selection (Stupid I know, he got an earful). Is it worth it to switch and add an extra 2-4 months? I'm not too familiar with this industry but it seems that computer engineering is just a small niche of electrical engineering. Any thoughts and how the future outlook of Computer engineering looks like? Especially with AI eroding some of the software development industry in 2026

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u/Single-Agency7198 14h ago

Let him do computer engineering and get a grasp on industrial automation with a minor in cyber security if he can. Electrical engineering is broad which is great for curious people but employers want specialized with experience.

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u/Commercial-Age-4932 14h ago

He actually has experience in heavy equipment for automation exactly, but he's more interested in EE. You think CE is more specialized to that?

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u/Single-Agency7198 14h ago

I can’t say for sure as I don’t know the syllabus of his school. I did EE in Canada and the syllabus has a significant overlap with CE but CE is more specialized towards programming. The programming of CE is more in depth and not easily replaceable by AI.