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Prospective Students & Outreach

Many high-school students who like math and science decide to go into engineering. The only question is which field of engineering to study. The links below provide you an overview of selected engineering disciplines, including career options and average starting salaries.

Chemical Engineering Overview
Civil & Environmental Engineering Overview
Computer Science & Engineering Overview
Electrical & Computer Engineering Overview
Mechanical Engineering Overview
Materials Science & Engineering Overview

Engineers are designing and building the world we inhabit in the 21st century. Answering society's needs for computer systems and software, information and communications technologies, medicine and pharmaceuticals, renewable energy, a clean environment, manufacturing and transportation – engineers shape our world in ways few others do.

For more information about what engineers do, visit:

American Society for Engineering Education
Career Choices for Engineering Graduates

Engineering Societies at UConn

American Institute of Chemical Engineers
National Society of Black Engineers
American Society of Civil Engineers
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
American Society of Materials International
Society of Women Engineers
Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers