Career Data for AEM Graduate Students
This information was collected through a survey sent out to AEM students who graduated in the 2017-2018 school year. Below is information regarding career outcomes, experiences at UMN, and internship information.
*Data provided by the CSE Career Center
Starting Salary for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
Starting Salary for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
Mean: $62,865
Median: $65,000
Low: $32,988
High: $80,000
*Average Starting Salary for CSE graduate: $65,210
Internship Pay for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
Internship Pay for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
# Responded Average Minimum Maximum All Internships: 45 $18.72 $10.00 $26.00 Paid Internships: 45 $18.72 $10.00 $26.00
Number of Internships Completed by AEM Graduates: (2017-2018)
Number of Internships Completed by AEM Graduates: (2017-2018)
# of Responded % 1 22 66.7% 2 5 15.2% 3 4 12.1% 4 or more 2 6.1% Total 33 100%
Full-Time Employment Offer from Internship Organization: (2017-2018)
Full-Time Employment Offer from Internship Organization: (2017-2018)
# Responded % Yes 22 59.5% No 15 40.5% Total 37 100%
Experiences Outside of the Classroom (2017-2018)
Experiences Outside of the Classroom (2017-2018)
# Responded % Research outside of the classroom 34 45.3% Internship (either for credit or not for credit) 39 52.0% Co-op 7 9.3% Student Group(s) 63 84.0% International Experience 10 13.3% On-Campus Student Employment 41 54.7% Off-Campus Student Employment 22 26.9% None of the above 2 2.7% Total Responses 75 *84.0% of students were a part of at least one student group
Number of Employment Offers (2017-2018)
Number of Employment Offers (2017-2018 )
# Responded % 1 26 70.3% 2 8 21.6% 3 3 8.1% 4 0 0% 5 or more 0 0% Total 37 100%
Length of Job Search (2017-2018)
Length of Job Search for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
# Responded % Less than 1 month 8 23.5% 1 to 2 months 6 17.7% 3 to 4 months 7 20.6% 5 to 6 months 3 8.8% 7 to 8 months 3 8.8% 9 to 10 months 3 8.8% 11 to 12 months 1 2.9% More than 12 months 3 8.8% Total
Company and Position Titles for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
Company and Position Titles for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
Company Position Titles City State 3M Lab Analyst III Maplewood Minnesota Abbott Laboratories Operator II Little Canada Minnesota Aerospace Advisory OSC Analyst Minnetonka Minnesota Applied Engineering Test Engineer Bismark North Dakota ASTER Labs Associate Research Scientist Shoreview Minnesota ASTER Labs Research Scientist Shoreview Minnesota Aster Labs Research Scientist Shoreview Minnesota Aster Labs Research Scientist Shoreview Minnesota BAE Systems Controls Engineer Fridley Minnesota Bigelow Aerospace Softgoods Design Engineer Las Vegas Nevada Boeing Aerodynamics Performance Engineer Seattle Washington Boeing Systems Engineer Oklahoma City Oklahoma Boeing Aerodynamics Engineer St. Louis Missouri Conti Solar Field Engineer Minneapolis Minnesota Crane Aerospace & Electronics Test Engineer Lynnwood Washington Daikin Applied Development Engineer Plymouth Minnesota Epic Systems Integration Engineer Madison Wisconsin EXB Solutions Software Engineer Minneapolis Minnesota Fedex Express Associate Engineer/AOD Memphis Tennessee Garmin AT, Inc. Aviation Systems Engineer Salem Oregon Graco Manufacturing Engineer Rogers Minnesota HAF Equipment Mechanical Design Engineer Maplewood Minnesota Honeywell Associate Systems Engineer Minneapolis Minnesota Honeywell Aerospace Navigation Analyst Minneapolis Minnesota Honeywell Aerospace Systems Engineer Coon Rapids Minnesota Honeywell Aerospace Systems Engineer 1 Coon Rapids Minnesota Jacobs Technology Engineer 1 - Mechanical Cape Canaveral Florida L3 Commercial Aviation Software Engineer 1 Burnsville Minnesota Mercury Marine Manufacturing Engineer Fond du Lac Wisconsin Momentum Aeronautics, LLC. Aerospace Engineer St. Paul Minnesota NASA Fluid System Engineer Cleveland Ohio National Instruments ELP Engineer Austin Texas National Instruments Application Engineer Austin Texas Niche Frontiere Mechanical Engineer Gopeng Malaysia Orbital ATK Associate Manufacturing Engineer Plymouth Minnesota Orbital ATK Associate Aerodynamicist Plymouth Minnesota Orbital ATK Associate Systems Engineer Plymouth Minnesota Orbital ATK Associate Aerospace Engineer Plymouth Minneosota Orbital ATK Associate Systems Engineer Plymouth Minnesota Progress Rail Services Signal Engineer III Hudson Wisconsin Progress Rail Services Engineer Hudson Wisconsin Raytheon Systems Engineer Springfield Virginia Raytheon Systems Engineer Tucson Arizona Seagate Technology Engineer Bloomington Minnesota Sentera Associate Task Engineer Minneapolis Minnesota Sentera Aerospace Engineer Richfield Minnesota SpaceX Crew Dragon Launch Engineer Cape Canaveral Florida SpaceX Propulsion Engineer Hawthorne California The Boeing Company Software Engineer St. Louis Missouri Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. Design Engineer Plymouth Minnesota UTC Aerospace Systems Associate GNC Engineer Burnsville Minnesota UTC Aerospace Systems Associate Mechanical Engineer Burnsville Minnesota UTC Aerospace Systems Associate GNC Engineer Burnsville Minnesota Wipaire R&D Engineer Inver Grove Heights Minnesota
Program Types for Graduate Students (2017-2018)
Program Types for Graduate Students (2017-2018)
Type of Degree # Responded % Further Undergraduate Coursework 0 0.0% Second Bachelor's Degree 0 0.0% Masters in a Technical Field 6 54.6% Masters in Non-Technical Field 0 0.0% PhD Program 4 36.4% Doctoral Health Degree (e.g. M.D., D.D.S, PharmD, D.V.M.) 0 0.0% Law Degree (LL.B. or J.D.) 1 9.0% MBA 0 0.0% Total 11 100.0%
University and Program Information for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
University and Program Information for AEM Graduates (2017-2018)
University Program City State Country Program Type California Institute of Technology Computing and Mathematical Sciences Pasadena California PhD Program Georgia Tech Aerospace Engineering Atlanta Georgia Masters in a technical field McGill Aerospace Engineering Masters Montreal Canada Masters in a technical field Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Aerospace Engineering Troy New York PhD Program RWTH Aachen Automotive Engineering Aachen Germany Masters in a technical field University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics Minneapolis Minnesota Masters in a technical field University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics Minneapolis Minnesota Masters in a technical field University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics Minneapolis Minnesota PhD Program University of Minnesota Aerospace Engineering & Mechanics Minneapolis Minnesota PhD Program University of Southern California Law School Los Angeles California Law Degree (LL.B. or J.D.) Virginia Polytechnic Institute Aerospace Engineering Blacksburg Virginia Masters in a technical field