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 2021 Outcomes: 

  • 96% Placement Rate: 92% Knowledge Rate (341 students) within 6 months of graduation*
  • Watson Average Salary (UG): $80,877
96%

Placement Rate

92%

Knowledge Rate

$80,877

Average Salary

Graduate Class of 2021 Outcomes:

  • 83% Placement Rate: 94% Knowledge Rate (316 students) within 6 months of graduation*
    • 84% Domestic 
    • 82% International 
      • China: 57% Placement Rate
      • India: 86% Placement Rate
      • All other Non-US Countries: 87% Placement Rate 
  • Watson Average Salary (Grad): $95,120 
    • $91,390 MS
    • $104,450 PhD
83%

Placement Rate

94%

Knowledge Rate

$95,120

Average Salary

Biomedical Engineering 

  • Undergraduate:
    • 98% Placement Rate
      • 35% Employed
      • 63% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 79% Placement Rate
      • 65% Employed
      • 14% Continuing Education 

Computer Science 

  • Undergraduate:
    • 98% Placement Rate
      • 90% Employed
      • 8% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 83% Placement Rate
      • 78% Employed
      • 5% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our CS students (Class of 2019, 2020, 2021):
    • Accenture
    • Amazon
    • Bank of America
    • Bloomberg
    • Capital One
    • Capgemini
    • Citi
    • Cognizant
    • Deloitte
    • Epic
    • Fidelity Investments
    • Google
    • IBM
    • Infosys
    • JP Morgan Chase
    • Lockheed Martin
    • Macedon Technologies
    • MathWorks
    • Microsoft
    • Morgan Stanley
    • Oracle
    • Raytheon
    • Regeneron
    • Wegmans
    • Yahoo
    • 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):
    • 97% Placement Rate
      • 39% Employed
      • 58% Continuing Education
  • Undergraduate (CoE):
    • 90% Placement Rate
      • 47% Employed
      • 43% Continuing Education
  • Graduate (ECE):
    • 76% Placement Rate
      • 69% Employed
      • 7% Continuing Education
  • Top Companies that hired our ECE students (Class of 2019, 2020, 2021):
    Undergraduate (EE): 
    • BAE Systems
    • Exelon
    • GlobalFoundries
    • Lockheed Martin
    • National Grid
    • Northrop Grumman
    • Universal Instruments 
    • SRC
    Undergraduate (CoE): 
    • BAE Systems
    • EY
    • IBM
    • Lockheed Martin
    • Northrop Grumman
    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:
    • 94% Placement Rate
      • 48% Employed
      • 45% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 83% Placement Rate
      • 75% Employed
      • 6% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our ME students (Class of 2019, 2020, 2021):
    • Corning Incorporated
    • Foxx Life Sciences
    • General Dynamics Electric Boat
    • GM
    • Intertek
    • Jaros, Baum & Bolles (JBB)
    • Lockheed Martin
    • National Grid
    • Naval Nuclear Laboratory
    • Northrop Grumman
    • OLA Consulting Engineers
    • 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):
    • 96% Placement Rate
      • 61% Employed
      • 35% Continuing Education
  • Graduate:
    • 90% Placed
      • 80% Employed
      • 10% Continuing Education 
  • Top Companies that hired our SSIE students (Class of 2019, 2020, 2021): 
    • Accenture
    • Amazon
    • Atlantic Testing Laboratories
    • BAE Systems
    • ConEdison
    • 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