Explore career and graduate school destinations for graduates of the PhD program in Mechanical Engineering at Boston University, including employers, job roles, and fields of further study.
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Common industries
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1Higher Education31%
2Research8%
3Defense & Space6%
4Consumer Electronics5%
5Nanotechnology5%
6Computer Hardware3%
7Electrical/electronic Manufacturing3%
8Hospital & Health Care3%
9Information Technology and Services3%
10Mechanical Or Industrial Engineering3%
11Medical Devices3%
12Oil & Energy3%
13Semiconductors3%
14Automotive2%
15Aviation & Aerospace2%
16Biotechnology2%
17Computer Software2%
18Design2%
19Industrial Automation1%
20Internet1%
Pie chartTop 6 industries and other recorded industries.Other: 42%
Records without an industry are excluded. Percentages are rounded and describe observed records, not employment or admission rates.
Common career roles
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1Postdoctoral Research Associate7%
2Postdoctoral Researcher4%
3Postdoctoral Associate3%
4Postdoctoral Fellow3%
5Postdoctoral Research Fellow3%
6Research Engineer3%
7Research Scientist3%
8Senior Engineer3%
9Acoustical Engineer2%
10Advanced Software Engineer2%
11Applications and Research Software Engineer2%
12Assistant Professor2%
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Popular employment locations
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1Boston, MA, United States38%
2Cambridge, MA, United States4%
3Cleveland, OH, United States3%
4Cupertino, CA, United States3%
5Ankara, Turkey2%
6Billerica, MA, United States2%
7Culver City, CA, United States2%
8Dublin, OH, United States2%
9Edmonton, Alberta, Canada2%
10Eindhoven, Noord-brabant, Netherlands2%
11Ellington, CT, United States1%
12Erie, PA, United States1%
Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
1%
14Bioengineering Intern1%
15Coatings Engineer1%
16Consultant1%
17Development Engineer1%
18Engineer1%
19Engineering Supervisor1%
20Enterprise Architect and Business Analyst1%
Pie chartTop 6 roles and other recorded roles.Other: 77%
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13Evanston, IL, United States1%
14Fairfax, VA, United States1%
15Framingham, MA, United States1%
16Franklin, MA, United States1%
17Houston, TX, United States1%
18Irvine, CA, United States1%
19Los Angeles, CA, United States1%
20Mounds View, MN, United States1%
Pie chartTop locations and other recorded locations.Other: 30%
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