For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 0 `5 Y, u5 N7 q& O5 P2 P ( c- T) h/ ?9 @% ?% HAs 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.