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School of Computing & Engineering Career Development

Technical proficiency and a sense of confidence on the job represent only a part of your professional development in the School of Computing & Engineering. Whatever your specialty and wherever you envision putting your skills to use, career preparation plays a central role in your engineering education from day one.
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At the university-wide career fair, students can connect with prospective employers and learn more about internships, part-time opportunities, summer placements and entry-level job postings. Students can also meet with admissions representatives and receive guidance on applying to graduate programs.

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Students attend the Quinnipiac University career fair networking event.
Students interact with brand representatives during the University career fair.
A student interacts with a brand representative during the University career fair.
Students interact with brand representatives during the University career fair.

Career Outcomes

95.5% Success Rate

Percentage of our 2023 program graduates who are either employed or pursuing graduate study six months after graduation.

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$72K Mean Salary

The mean salary for 2022 School of Computing & Engineering graduates six months after graduation.

#1 in the United States

#1 Best Employment Rate

For the fifth year in a row, the career site Zippia ranked Quinnipiac as the best college in the nation for employment 10 years after graduation.

Positioning you for professional success

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Rachel Von Zwehl ’22 tests a Mobile Industrial Robot (MiR) at Brook & Whittle, a label manufacturing company.

Whether you want to build bridges or databases, we will help you develop the technical, professional and creative skills you need to bridge the gap from engineer-in-training to engineer-in-practice. Career services at Quinnipiac include:

  • Focus on professionalism through writing, face-to-face presenting and speaking on the telephone
  • Handshake — our comprehensive database of job and internship listings and company contacts
  • Access to Bobcat Connect, a private platform for networking, career support and finding mentors designed specifically for Quinnipiac students and alumni
  • Direct contact information, including access to a special LinkedIn page for questions as well as student internship and job leads
  • Assistance with resume and cover letter writing and other career collateral
  • Advising sessions
  • Interview preparation and practice, both in-house and through mock interviews with corporate recruiters and other workshops, panels and speakers
  • Annual career fairs, on-campus recruiting and corporate information sessions
  • Connections with alumni, parents and employers through mentoring and other events
  • Professional networking receptions
  • 1:1 career coaching and graduate school planning

Design Your Career Path

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Students have the opportunity to meet with career advisers before each career fair to prepare.

Our Holistic Approach to Career Development

iQ, Quinnipiac University’s holistic approach to career development and experiential learning, surrounds every individual with a personalized plan that maximizes their time at Quinnipiac — the top-ranked university for getting a job after graduation.

Our Career and Experiential Learning Lab empowers students to explore new career paths and discover amazing internships and job opportunities. With the help of our career advisers, students will leverage Handshake's comprehensive suite of features to navigate the job market and design a career path that aligns with their interests and aspirations.

With an abundance of career-focused information and resources, the career advisers within the School of Computing & Engineering support students as they expand their professional networks and attract the attention of prestigious employers.

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Experiential Learning

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Get to work — and get real-world experience

The School of Computing & Engineering is built on an academic culture of doing, and students here love what they do.

Outside of internships, we provide students from every engineering discipline with opportunities to roll up their sleeves, apply the principles of their trade and improve communities at home and around the world.

  • Annual Projects Day

  • Senior Design Project that incorporates real clients and problems and simulates a project that students might encounter their first day on the job

  • Participation in a Quinnipiac University Interprofessional Research (QUIP-RS) and other independent research projects

  • Regular collaborative class projects, including summer projects

  • Service learning trips that enable you to leverage your skills and work in solidarity with fellow engineering students and professionals across the globe

School of Computing & Engineering students fanned out to find internships, make job connections and explore career interests at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair in the M&T Bank Arena on the York Hill Campus on April 4, 2023.

This unique event, the only career fair of its kind in the state, was co-sponsored by the School of Computing & Engineering, Connecticut Career Consortium, Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology (CCAT), Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development and the Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce.

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Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
Hundreds of students and 95 organizations converged on the M&T Bank Arena to explore manufacturing and engineering career prospects.
Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
Connecticut-based organizations met with students from universities and colleges statewide at the one-of-a-kind career fair.
Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
The Quinnipiac Chamber of Commerce co-sponsors the MET Career Fair, giving students at Quinnipiac's School of Computing and Engineering the opportunity to make job connections with top employers.
Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
Matching employers with interns is the goal of CCAT’s internship program, which works to connect students with employers at small-to-medium-sized Connecticut businesses.
Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
The statewide career fair is sponsored by Connecticut’s MIF Manufacturing Engineering Internship Program, powered by the Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology with funding from the Department of Economic and Community Development’s Manufacturing Innovation Fund.
Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
Quinnipiac students, along with students from Fairfield University, Housatonic Community College, the University of New Haven and the University of Hartford were in attendance.
Students network and make valuable connections at the Connecticut Manufacturing, Engineering and Technology Career Fair
Connecticut's finest manufacturers, engineers and technologists gathered at the Career Fair to meet aspiring students.

Internships

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Internships that place you beyond the starting line

Active learning and industry experience form the twin pillars of our students’ engineering education.

Numerous internship opportunities give you the chance to grow, develop and network with veteran industry professionals. Moreover, you’ll understand what it means to work for internationally recognized manufacturers, government agencies, hospitals, biotech companies, software designers, real estate developers and top regional engineering firms.

Below are just a few examples of where our students have interned:

  • Aptar
  • Ballinger
  • Boehringer Ingelheim
  • Branson Ultrasonics
  • Brookline Mechanical
  • Comcast
  • Crash Safety Research Center
  • Greenman-Pedersen
  • Hartford HealthCare
  • Holo-Krome
  • New Hampshire Department of Transportation
  • Nordco
  • North Mill Equipment Finance
  • Orange Research
  • Parker-Hannifin
  • Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
  • Pratt & Whitney
  • Prime Technology
  • RBC Aircraft Products, Inc.

Student Spotlight: Computing & Engineering

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Quinnipiac student named 2023 National Engineering Intern Student of the Year

Quinnipiac student Hephzibah Rajan ’23, a computer science major from Muscat, Oman, has been named the 2023 National Engineering Intern Student of the Year by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).

The award is presented by the Cooperative and Experiential Education Division of the ASEE. Rajan was recognized for her summer internship with CVS/Aetna.

“I interned with Aetna over the summer after my junior year,” Rajan said. “Initially, I worked on code maintenance which in simple terms is reading code and making sure that each line was being run. I was essentially increasing code coverage. Over time, I started picking up other tasks as well. I learned about their machine-learning models and was also able to propose an alternative method for one of their projects with the help of my mentor."

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Career Paths

Job growth has accelerated in nearly every engineering-related field, from health care informatics and cybersecurity to national infrastructure and robotics. At Quinnipiac, you will gain experience and expertise that will position you at the forefront of that growth, for such careers as:

Avg. Salary: $144,830 / Civil Engineering

Architectural and engineering managers use their knowledge of architecture or engineering to oversee a variety of activities. They may direct and coordinate building activities at construction sites or activities related to production, operations, quality assurance, testing or maintenance at manufacturing sites.

Avg. Salary: $87,060 / Civil Engineering

Civil engineers conceive, design, build, supervise, operate, construct and maintain infrastructure projects and systems in the public and private sector, including roads, buildings, airports, tunnels, dams, bridges and systems for water supply and sewage treatment. Many civil engineers work in planning, design, construction, research and education.

Avg. Salary: $86,550 / Computer Science

Computer programmers write and test code that allows computer applications and software programs to function properly. They turn the program designs created by software developers and engineers into instructions that a computer can follow. In addition, programmers test newly created applications and programs to ensure that they produce the expected results.

Avg. Salary: $105,480 / Industrial Engineering

Industrial production managers oversee the daily operations of manufacturing and related plants. They coordinate, plan and direct the activities used to create a wide range of goods, such as cars, computer equipment or paper products.

Avg. Salary: $99,730 / Cybersecurity

Information security analysts plan and carry out security measures to protect an organization’s computer networks and systems. Their responsibilities are continually expanding as the number of cyberattacks increases.

Avg. Salary $88,430 / Mechanical Engineering

Mechanical engineers research, design, develop, build and test mechanical and thermal sensors and devices, including tools, engines and machines.

Avg. Salary: $110,000 / Software Engineering

Software developers are the creative minds behind computer programs. Some develop the applications that allow people to do specific tasks on a computer or other device. Others develop the underlying systems that run the devices or that control networks.

Alumni Network

Our graduates continue to lead the way in the most critical engineering fields and have found success at prestigious companies. These companies include:

  • AECOM

  • Boston Scientific

  • Cigna

  • General Dynamics

  • Google

  • Henkel

  • Medtronic

  • Pratt & Whitney

  • Raytheon Technologies

  • Sikorsky

  • U.S. Air Force

 

In Their Words

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Alisson Gil ’18

“My internship experience at Aptar was extremely rewarding because I was able to implement what I had been learning in my classes in a tangible way. I got to help out in several departments and was even asked to extend my internship into the next semester.”

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We’re always here to help provide additional information and answer any questions you may have.

203-582-7272
engineering@qu.edu

275 Mount Carmel Ave.
Hamden, CT 06518

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