Prepare for a Career in STEM
Careers in science, technology, engineering and math — also known as STEM fields — are among the most popular in the country, and some of the hottest majors at Saint Louis University.
Graduate Ready for Your Career in STEM
As a STEM major at Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ, you'll have plenty of opportunities to practice the skills you learn, starting your freshman year. Whether that means using Python, C/C++, Java and Eclipse on our department systems or using virtual reality to control drones used in research, your professors will not only embrace technology — they're helping invent it.
Past STEM students at Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ have worked alongside faculty researchers on single X-ray photo detectors, designed a chemical vapor deposition system for synthesis of nanoscale carbon materials and built and designed small satellites launched by NASA.
Many of Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ's STEM majors offer accelerated degree options that allow you to pursue a minor, major and even a master's degree from day one.
Most engineers can't just sit in a classroom all day. We want to actually see how stuff works. Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ really caters to the hands-on experience environment."
— Laura Bultus, Mechanical Engineering Major
Where Do Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ's STEM Alumni Work?
Internship opportunities with airlines, technology companies and labs in St. Louis abound, leading to jobs for Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ's alumni in STEM fields after — or even before — graduation. Plus, t he 200-acre Cortex Innovation Community, a center for business, innovation and technology, neighbors campus giving you nearby internship opportunities.
According to data from Equifax Consumer reporting agency company, top employers for Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ graduates of Â鶹ÊÓƵÏÂÔØ's STEM programs include:
- Boeing
- United States Air Force
- Ameren Corporation
- Capital One Financial
- Deloitte LLP
- Express Scripts
- Pfizer Inc.
- Lockheed Martin
- United Continental Holdings
- Centene Corporation
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
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