Sure, but the emphasis is different. Someone with a CS degree should understand both theory and practice. Someone with an engineering degree doesn't need much t

Sure, but the emphasis is different. Someone with a CS degree should understand both theory and practice. Someone with an engineering degree doesn't need much theory. FWIW, I have a CS degree, and my job is mostly engineering, but using a sound theoretical approach to problems has saved me many times. On the other hand, I've worked with several good programmers over the years who didn't have a college degree at all.