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Career Opportunities

Earning an engineering degree will open the door to many opportunities. Massachusetts is known for its high-technology industries, creating job options in traditional engineering fields as well as exciting new fields such as biotechnology and computer software.

In today’s high-tech world, the engineering degree is a great foundation for careers in traditional engineering fields as well as careers in management, sales, government, medicine, research, law, teaching, and more. Some choose to earn an advanced degree after they leave the university, and some start their own companies.