Advance Into the Engineering Career That Inspires You
Whether you’re driven to ramp up your technical expertise, pivot to a new engineering career or discover unknown territory with leading research experts, the Case School of Engineering is your launching point for advancement.
Through leadership-focused coursework designed to hone your team-building and business operations skills, you’ll be positioned to succeed in upper-level roles at any company.
CWRU Is the Power Behind Your Successful Engineering Career
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Know Your Options
Engineering managers and team leads keep engineering projects running smoothly. When you advance into an engineering manager’s role, your level of day-to-day responsibility, opportunity to affect your company’s bottom line and earning potential all go up.
According to the national employment site Indeed.com, the median annual pay for engineers is just over $90,000.5 For an engineering manager, the numbers jump by more than $40,000 to $133,825 per year.6
Successful systems engineers boast technical proficiency and unparalleled communication skills. The glue that holds teams of engineers together, they’re paid accordingly, commanding a median salary of $99,770 per year.7
Worldwide, every professional pursuit involves complex challenges. As a systems engineer, you’ll step in to define stakeholder needs, develop holistic solutions and track progress. You’ll find rewarding career possibilities in the automotive, defense, information technology, energy, finance and healthcare industries, as well as in other fields.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the 2021 median salary for biomedical engineers in this country topped $97,000.8 As a biomedical engineer, you’ll contribute to products that greatly improve the quality of life for people all over the world. You may partner with clinicians to solve problems related to cancer, epilepsy, paralysis, stroke, cardiac arrhythmias and other major health-related concerns.
The BLS notes that these industries pay top dollar for biomedical engineering professionals:9
- Wholesale electronic markets, agents and brokers—$170,080
- Semiconductor and other electronic component manufacturing—$133,830
- Navigational, measuring, electromedical, and control instruments manufacturing—$116,880
- Other ambulatory healthcare services—$114,550
- Computer systems design and related services—$113,240
U.S. News & World Report ranks mechanical engineer #5 on its list of best engineering jobs,10 and the mean annual salary in 2021 was $97,000.11 Better yet, managers in this field—typically empowered by master’s degrees—can command salaries north of $134,000.12
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, top-paying industries for mechanical engineering jobs include:11
- Pipeline transportation of crude oil—$157,210
- Other pipeline transportation—$153,900
- Oil and gas extraction—$131,280
- Petroleum and coal products manufacturing—$125,280
- Land subdivision—$124,860
Where Our Students Work
When you enroll in an online master’s program at the Case School of Engineering, you join students who have been hired at the following companies and government organizations:
Career Resources at Case Western Reserve University
Sears think[box]
Come explore the Sears think[box] on the Case Western Reserve campus. This seven-story, 50,000-square-foot center for innovation and entrepreneurship houses a makerspace for prototyping ideas and a range of resources for entrepreneurs to develop business ideas and nonprofit organizations. This space is free and open to the public.
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Stay in Touch
Once you graduate, stay connected to the Case Western Reserve community through the Alumni Association. Keep up with alumni news or join a local chapter to expand and strengthen your network.
- Retrieved on September 16, 2022, from colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/case-western-reserve-university-3024/overall-rankings
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from forbes.com/colleges/case-western-reserve-university/#4abfbe932211
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/case-western-reserve-university-3024/overall-rankings
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/case-western-reserve-university-201645/overall-rankings
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from indeed.com/career/engineer/salaries
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from indeed.com/career/engineering-manager/salaries?from=top_sb
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from indeed.com/salaries/System-Engineer-Salaries
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from bls.gov/ooh/architecture-and-engineering/biomedical-engineers.htm
- Annual mean wages as retrieved on March 10, 2023, from bls.gov/oes/current/oes172031.htm
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from money.usnews.com/careers/best-jobs/rankings/best-engineering-jobs
- Annual mean wages as retrieved on March 10, 2023, from bls.gov/oes/current/oes172141.htm
- Retrieved on March 10, 2023, from usnews.com/education/online-education/mechanical-engineering-masters-degree