For PhD program, entrance bar for CS is a lot higher than CE (ECE dept) and is very competitive. 3 W" i! D8 ]% t$ L8 O# S' m2 O1 f 2 z0 N$ Z& `2 J, c% O! CAs 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.