Careers

Our students come to us from all stages of their careers, from entry-level workers who just earned an undergraduate degree to seasoned professionals with years of experience under their belts.

All of our students find their place in the Master of Engineering (MENG) degree or advanced engineering certificate program and come out of it able to perform stronger in their current position or to advance to another role at their current organization or at an another.

Several major companies trust that students enrolled in the engineering programs at UConn are going to make remarkable contributions to the most challenging projects, even before they graduate.

They're Everywhere: Companies Where Master of Engineering Students Work

Alion Science & Engineering
American Nuclear Insurers
Belcan Engineering
Beta Group, Inc.
Carrier Corporation
Carwild Corporation
CME Associates
CNC Software
Colliers International
Collins Aerospace Defense Health Agency
Denver Health Medical
Doosan Fuel Cell
Empire Corporation
Emprise Corporation
Ensign Bickford A&D
Entegris
ESPN
General Electric
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Gerber Technology
Gilbane Building Company
GKN Aerospace
Groundwater & Environmental Services, Inc.
Honeywell
Infiltrator Water Technologies
Kamatics Corp
Medtronic
Metro Systems, Inc.
MTU Aero Engines
NATS, Inc.
Old Dominion
Otis Elevator 
Paradigm Precision
PES Structural Engineers
Pratt & Whitney
Providence VA Medical Center
Precision Combustion
Quest Global
RBC Bearings
Rolls Royce
Rogers Corporation
RSCC Wire & Cable
Sikorsky
Silva Engineering, Inc.
Souza, True & Partners, Inc.
Smith & Wesson
STV, Inc.
The Metropolitan District
The Siemon Company 
Tighe & Bond
Triumph Engine Control Systems
United Technologies Aerospace Systems
US Army
US Navy
US Naval Undersea Warfare Center
US Tsubaki Automotive, LLC
Unilever
Unison Energy 
Web Industries
WSP Parsons Brinckerhoff
Zachry Engineering

Things Are Looking Up: Engineering Salaries and Employment Figures

Employment of engineers is projected to grow 4.0 percent from 2014 to 2024, adding about 65,000 new jobs. Among engineering specialties, several are projected to grow even faster than the 4-percent growth for engineers or the 6.5-percent growth for all occupations: biomedical engineers (23.1 percent), environmental engineers (12.4 percent), and civil engineers (8.4 percent).
National Median Salaries for Engineers

Advanced Systems Engineer: $95,900
Civil Engineer: $82,220
Clinical Engineer: $86,220
Computer Engineer: $111,730
Electrical Engineer: $93,010
Materials Engineer: $91, 310
Mechanical Engineer: $83,590

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, The Economics Daily, Employment outlook for engineering occupations to 2024 at https://www.bls.gov/opub/ted/2016/employment-outlook-for-engineering-occupations-to-2024.htm