Outcomes

Thomas J. Watson College of Engineering and Applied Science students pursue impactful ventures at top companies throughout the country! Watson College has close relationships with companies across a variety of fields who are eager to hire our graduates. Our engineering and computer science students are commonly employed at tech companies, aerospace and defense contractors, consulting firms, healthcare systems, biopharmaceutical and medical device companies, software companies, start-ups, among many more!

Undergraduate Class of 2022 Outcomes: 

  • 95% Placement Rate: 83% Knowledge Rate (348 students) within 6 months of graduation*
  • Watson Average Salary (UG): $83,159
95%

Placement Rate

83%

Knowledge Rate

$83,159

Average Salary

Graduate Class of 2022 Outcomes:

  • 93% Placement Rate: 89% Knowledge Rate (204 students) within 6 months of graduation*
    • 93% Domestic 
    • 93% International 
      • China: 75% Placement Rate
      • India: 96% Placement Rate
      • All other Non-US Countries: 100% Placement Rate 
  • Watson Average Salary (Grad): $95,120 
93%

Placement Rate

89%

Knowledge Rate

$95,120

Average Salary

Biomedical Engineering 

  • Undergraduate:
    • 96% Placement Rate
      • 27% Employed
      • 69% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 90% Placement Rate
      • 61% Employed
      • 29% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our BME students (Class of 2019 - 2022):
    • AbbVie
    • Artizia
    • Bristol Myers Squibb
    • BW Design Group
    • Cayuga Medical Center
    • CityMD
    • Dexcom
    • Exponent
    • HistoWiZ
    • Inspire Medical Systems
    • Jabil
    • Janssen Pharmaceuticals
    • Medtronic
    • Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
    • Merck
    • LOTTE Biologics
    • Pfizer
    • Precipart
    • Q2 Solutions
    • Regeneron
    • Sanofi
    • Veeva Systems
    • Weill Cornell Medicine
  • Common Job Titles: 
    • Biomedical Engineer
    • Laboratory Technician
    • Medical Device Engineer
    • Research Technician/Specialist
    • Research Scientist
    • Process Engineer
    • Senior Scientist
    • Systems Engineer
    • Quality Engineer

Computer Science 

  • Undergraduate:
    • 93% Placement Rate
      • 88% Employed
      • 5% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 92% Placement Rate
      • 85% Employed
      • 5% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our CS students (Class of 2019 - 2022):
    • Accenture
    • AECOM
    • Amazon
    • Aon
    • Audible
    • Baderek
    • Bank of America
    • BAE Systems
    • Bloomberg
    • CAE USA
    • Capital One
    • Capgemini
    • Citi
    • Clever Devices
    • Cognizant
    • Deloitte
    • ENSCO Inc.
    • Epic
    • Fidelity Investments
    • Google
    • IBM
    • Infosys
    • JP Morgan Chase
    • Lockheed Martin
    • Macedon Technologies
    • MathWorks
    • Microsoft
    • Morgan Stanley
    • Oracle
    • Raytheon
    • Regeneron
    • UPS
    • Wegmans
    • Yahoo
    • Visions Federal Credit Union
    • Zebra Technologies 
  • Common Job Titles: 
    • Software Engineer
    • Software Developer
    • Applications Engineer
    • Firmware Developer
    • Cloud Engineer
    • Programmer
    • Data Analyst
    • Data Scientist
    • Full Stack Engineer
    • Cybersecurity Engineer
    • Network Systems Engineer
    • Technical Solutions Consultant

Electrical and Computer Engineering

  • Undergraduate (EE):
    • 100% Placement Rate
      • 39% Employed
      • 58% Continuing Education
  • Undergraduate (CoE):
    • 91% Placement Rate
      • 40% Employed
      • 51% Continuing Education
  • Graduate (ECE):
    • 93% Placement Rate
      • 90% Employed
      • 3% Continuing Education
  • Top Companies that hired our ECE students (Class of 2019 - 2022):
    Undergraduate (EE): 
    • BAE Systems
    • BP
    • Corning Inc.
    • Cummins Inc.
    • Exelon
    • GlobalFoundries
    • IBM
    • Lockheed Martin
    • National Grid
    • Northrop Grumman
    • Universal Instruments 
    • SRC
    • Stantec
    • Wegmans
    Undergraduate (CoE): 
    • BAE Systems
    • CAE USA
    • Collins Aerospace
    • Deloitte
    • EY
    • Goldman Sachs
    • GE
    • IBM
    • Lockheed Martin
    • Northrop Grumman
    • Raytheon
    • Wells Fargo
    Graduate (ECE): 
    • BAE Systems
    • GlobalFoundries
    • KPMG
    • L3Harris Technologies
    • Lockheed Martin
    • Northrop Grumman
    • OSI
    • Qualcomm
    • Resideo
    • SRC
  • Common Job Titles 

    Common Job Titles (EE, Undergrad and Grad): 

    • Electrical Engineer
    • Solar Engineer
    • Firmware Engineer
    • Test Engineer
    • Systems Engineer
    • Electrical Design Engineer
    • Electrical Consultant

    Common Job Titles (CoE, Undergrad and Grad): 

    • Network Systems Engineer
    • Computer Hardware Engineer
    • Computer Architect
    • Hardware Specialist
    • Computer Engineer
    • Software Engineer
    • Systems Engineer
    • Frontend Developer
    • Process Engineer
       

Mechanical Engineering 

  • Undergraduate:
    • 93% Placement Rate
      • 54% Employed
      • 38% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 100% Placement Rate
      • 96% Employed
      • 3% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our ME students (Class of 2019 - 2022):
    • Advance Testing
    • Corning Incorporated
    • Foxx Life Sciences
    • Frito Lay
    • General Dynamics Electric Boat
    • GM
    • Intertek
    • Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JBB)
    • Lockheed Martin
    • National Grid
    • Naval Nuclear Laboratory
    • Northrop Grumman
    • OLA Consulting Engineers
    • Pall Corporation
    • Raymond
    • Raytheon Technologies
    • Shumaker Consulting
    • Universal Instruments 
       
  • Common Job Titles: 
    • Mechanical Engineer
    • Manufacturing Engineer
    • Field Engineer
    • Project Engineer
    • Design Engineer
    • HVAC Engineer
    • Reliability Engineer

Systems Science and Industrial Systems Engineering 

  • Undergraduate (ISE):
    • 100% Placement Rate
      • 61% Employed
      • 52% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 90% Placed
      • 76% Employed
      • 14% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our SSIE students (Class of 2019 - 2022): 
    • Accenture
    • Amazon
    • Atlantic Testing Laboratories
    • BAE Systems
    • Booz I Allen I Hamilton
    • ConEdison
    • Foxx Life Sciences
    • GlobalFoundries
    • Johnson Controls
    • Lockheed Martin
    • Morgan Stanley
    • Northwell Health
    • Protiviti
    • PwC
    • Raymond
    • Regeneron
    • Republic Steel
    • Saab
    • Tesla
    • United States Postal Service
    • Zimmer Biomet 
       
  • Common Job Titles: 
    • Industrial Engineer
    • Quality Engineer
    • Operations Analyst
    • Supply Chain Analyst
    • Manufacturing Engineer
    • Consultant
    • Lean Engineer
    • Quality Engineer
    • Project Manager
    • Data Scientist
    • Data Analyst