Employment Outcomes
Toreros in the real world.
Students graduating from USD's Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering have a unique advantage in pursuing their career choices. A dual BS/BA degree brings diverse thinking, leadership, team-building and communication skills making them more marketable to prospective employers than those holding a "traditional" BS degree.
USD Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering Career Outcomes
The USD Career Development Center compiles data on students completing their undergraduate degrees each year. This data, gathered from multiple sources, reflects the initial career destinations for 82.7% of the 150 students that graduated between August 2017 and May 2018 from the Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering.
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Employment Status of Graduates
of 2017-18 are employed, in graduate school, in the military, or participating in full-time volunteer service.
Annual Starting Salaries
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Average Annual Starting Salary by Discipline
The following information is from the last two years' worth of data.
| Discipline | Salary |
|---|---|
| Computer Science | $82,889 |
| Electrical Engineering | $68,111 |
| Industrial & Systems Engr | $66,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering | $60,809 |
First Job Offer
of 2017-18 respondents received their first full-time job offer within three months of graduating
Top Employers
The following list of employers have hired School of Engineering graduates in the last 5 years.
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