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 91Å®Éñ, 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 91Å®Éñ 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 91Å®Éñ'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. 91Å®Éñ really caters to the hands-on experience environment."
— Laura Bultus, Mechanical Engineering Major
Where Do 91Å®Éñ's STEM Alumni Work?
Internship opportunities with airlines, technology companies and labs in St. Louis abound, leading to jobs for 91Å®Éñ'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 91Å®Éñ graduates of 91Å®Éñ'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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Northrop Grumman
91Å®Éñ majors and minors in STEM fields
growth in math-related fields by 2030*
minutes from 91Å®Éñ to Cortex, St. Louis' technology and innovation center
average salary for alumni from 91Å®Éñ's STEM bachelor's programs five years after graduation^