For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 7 m6 O2 k# R. j: K0 c' ` ; U! n4 o, `5 Y9 i/ v# Q$ LAs for Master program, I know that ECE department had trouble to recruit master students in CE program. At least it was true two years ago as I was told by the associate head of the ECE department at UA.