A degree in Engineering prepares you for a wide range of career paths by developing strong problem-solving, analytical and technical skills. You’ll gain expertise in design, project management, IT and communication, equipping you to tackle complex engineering challenges and appealing to employers across technology, manufacturing, infrastructure and related sectors.
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Engineering graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Built Environment
- Energy and Earth Resources
- Engineering and Manufacturing
- Politics, Government and Public Sector
- IT, Data and Tech
While these sectors are popular among Engineering graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Interested in career options that directly relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring the relevant What can I do with my degree? page(s) on Prospects.
Destinations of Exeter Engineering graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
To learn more about these roles, browse the job profiles on Prospects. For more detailed insights into each area of work, visit our employment sector pages.
Accountancy, Banking and Finance and Insurance
- Audit Associate
- Global Market Analyst
- Investment Banking Analyst
- Prime Brokerage Associate
- Research and Development Associate
Built Environment
- Civil Engineer
- Environmental Design Engineer
- Façade Engineer
- Highways Engineer
- Quantity Surveyor
Business Operations and Management
- Account Manager (Sales)
- Graduate Management Trainee
- Researcher (HR)
Emergency and Uniformed Services
- Civil Engineer
- Environmental Design Engineer
- Façade Engineer
- Highways Engineer
- Quantity Surveyor
Energy and Earth Resources
- Civil Engineer
- Geotechnical Engineer
- Mechanical Engineer
- Project Control Engineer
- Structural Engineer
Engineering and Manufacturing
- Design and Development Engineer
- Engineering Consultant
- Hydrodynamic Engineer
- Mechanical Design Engineer
- Senior Process Engineer
IT, Data and Tech
- Global Installation Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Technical Business Analyst
- Technology Consultant
Politics, Government and the Public Sector
- Business Analyst (Local Government)
- Mechanical Engineer (Government-owned body)
- Partnership and Strategic Overview Catchment Officer
- Platform Engineer (Government Agency)
Transport and Logistics
- Aerospace Engineer
- Associate Consultant (Logistics Specialists)
- Rail Engineering Consultant
- Space Mechanism Engineer
Remember…
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
For tips on researching an employer, visit our researching employers page.
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
To learn more about pursuing further study visit our postgraduate study page.
Further study related to your discipline
- MSc Advanced Aeronautical Engineering
- MSc Aerospace Engineering
- MSc Architectural Engineering: Environmental Design
- MSc Communications and Signal Processing
- MSc Medical Engineering
- PhD Civil Engineering
- PhD Mechanical Engineering – Smart City Modelling and Implementation of AI
- PhD Renewable Energy
Further study in other disciplines
- ACCA (Accounting Qualification)
- MSc Advanced Computer Science
- MSc Big Data and Business Analytics
- MSc Computer Science
- MSc Energy and Sustainability
- MSc Finance
- MSc Financial Analysis and Fund Management
- MSc Financial Economics
- MSc Financial Technology
- MSc Global Sustainability Solutions
- MSc Human and Biological Robotics
- MSc International Management
- MSc Management
- MSc Marketing
- MSc Mathematical Finance
- MSc Transport Planning and Engineering
- PGCE Mathematics Secondary
- PGCE Physics
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2020/21 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2018/19 to 2023/24).