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2023 Stats
$98.7k
Average starting salary for BE graduates
$114k
Average starting salary for MEM graduates
$127k
Average starting salary for US-based MEng/MS graduates
$121k
Average starting salary for PhD graduates going into industry
98%
job placement rate
Percentage of master's and PhD alumni who secure employment within six months of graduation. (Source: Alumni Surveys)
25%
C-suite leadership
Percentage of alumni in chief-level leadership positions within five to ten years of graduation. (Source: Alumni Surveys)
Preparation & Support
Technical Experts & Well-Rounded Leaders
Dartmouth engineers are prepared for a wide array of careers after graduation. Equipped with both engineering expertise and "power skills" such as communication, leadership, and creative problem-solving, our graduates are uniquely positioned for leadership in any field.
Endless Possibilities
Dartmouth Engineering's graduates are recruited by top multi-national companies and by local companies and alumni-founded start-ups in a variety of fields. While many continue to work as professional engineers, others transition into related careers as research scientists, technical advisors, or executives in technology-related companies.
Unrivaled Support Network
Dartmouth Engineering alumni have lifelong access to engineering-specific Career Services. Graduates continue to have access to job information, networking opportunities, and career coaching, as well as connection to fellow alumni eager to connect you to opportunities within their own companies. Many graduates have started their own successful companies. They are a reminder that Dartmouth is more than a school. It's a community.
Employers & Jobs
Sample companies that have recently hired MS, MEng, and PhD graduates:
- Accenture
- Amazon
- Analog Devices
- Apple
- Blue Origin
- Boeing
- BNP Paribas
- Cadence Design Systems
- ChargePoint
- Electra
- GE Healthcare
- Gigajot Technology
- LEK Consulting
- Los Alamos National Laboratory
- Lyft
- Microsoft
- MIT Lincoln Laboratory
- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- National Grid
- Raytheon Technologies
- SpaceX
- Tesla
- Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Trinity Life Sciences
- Uber
- Wayfair
Sample job titles of recent graduates:
- Aerospace Engineer
- Application Engineer
- Chief Technical Officer
- Digital Hardware Engineer
- Electrical Engineer
- Environmental Engineer
- Executive Director of Engineering Entrepreneurship
- Founder & Chief Executive Officer
- Power Electronics Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Product Designer
- Propulsion Engineer
- Quantum Systems Engineer
- Research Geophysicist
- Sr. Automation Engineer
- Sr. Financial Analyst
- Sr. Operations Research Analyst
- Sr. Technical Analyst
- Software Engineer
- Technical Program Manager
- Vice President in Equity Derivatives Strategy
Alumni Portrait
Danielle Castley Th'19
A materials engineer and entrepreneur, Danielle Castley Th'19 is founder and chief executive of Becq, a company that designs, manufactures, and customizes radiation shielding materials for the nuclear and space industries. Castley earned her PhD in engineering sciences from Dartmouth where, as a PhD Innovation Program Fellow, she received the support, entrepreneurial training, and resources needed to spin her doctoral research into her own company. MORE