Where do our alumni end up?
Around the world, Hokie engineers are pushing boundaries, making new scientific discoveries, and keeping our airspace and waters secure.
Our graduates have been highly successful in a variety of aerospace and ocean engineering fields. Employers range from large, multinational corporations to government agencies to small consulting firms.
Among our alumni who enter the work force, most find jobs in the following fields and industries:
Aerospace industry
Maritime agencies
Ship building industry
Private spaceflight companies
Government Agencies (NASA, US Navy)
Federally funded research centers
Recent surveys* of AOE graduates indicate:
62%
expected full-time employment
29%
will further their studies in graduate school
7%
plan to go into the military or volunteer service
45%
gained experience through an internship or co-op
30%
participated in undergraduate research
4%
studied abroad