What Can You Do With A Computer Engineering Degree?

See how other GW Computer Engineering students have used their degree:

Undergraduate Employment & Educational Outcomes

Life After GW: Graduate Student Career Outcomes

Skills Acquired

  • Use logic and reasoning to set goals
  • Identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions
  • Implement plans to address complex problems
  • Communicate with other technical and nontechnical team members
  • Organize and manage complex data

Sample Occupations

  • Computer Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Desktop Engineer
  • Test Automation Engineer
  • Database Developer
  • Test Engineer
  • Systems Engineer

Sample Work Settings

  • Computer Systems Design & Related Services
  • Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing
  • Scientific Research and Development Services
  • Federal Executive Branch
  • Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing
  • Communications Equipment Manufacturing
  • Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing
  • Software Publishing
  • Specialized Design Services

Sample Employers

  • Citrix
  • Texas Instruments
  • QUALCOMM
  • Hewlett-Packard
  • Expedia
  • Intel
  • Yahoo
  • Cisco
  • Intuit
  • Amazon
  • Microsoft
  • NVIDIA
  • Oracle
  • Apple
  • Google

Professional Organizations

Learn more about the field, network, and search for scholarship, internship, and job opportunities.

  • The Association of Computer Engineers and Technicians: ace-acet.org
  • IEEE The Community for Technology Leaders: computer.org
  • Association for Computing Machinery: acm.org
  • International Association of Computer Science & IT: iacsit.org

Job Search Resources

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