Career perspectives & roles
With both scientific depth and an engineering mindset, your next step can take many forms. You might help design software for a multinational technology company, improve digital services in healthcare or government, strengthen systems in banking, or develop the next generation of internet technologies.
Many graduates begin their careers as software engineers or members of multidisciplinary design teams. With experience, they progress into roles such as system architect, technical consultant, team leader, researcher, or technical manager.
where some of our former students have ended up after graduating.
Key outcomes after graduation
Our alumni work in research laboratories, hospitals, banks, public organizations, consultancies, universities, and high-tech companies.
The Brainport Eindhoven region is home to a large network of high-tech companies and innovation-driven organizations. This gives Computer Science and Engineering graduates access to a broad range of career opportunities close to campus.
Our graduates end up working in companies like ASML, TNO, Signify and Philips. You can also find them working as consultants in companies such as CapGemini, Oracle, Cordys, Accenture, and KPMG, or as researchers in universities both in the Netherlands and in other countries.
| Stats* | |
| Employment in the field of study | 76% |
| Average starting salary | €3,741 per month |
| Time to first job offer | 3 months (avg.) |
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Beyond industry: PhD and EngD 
You can also continue your academic journey at ºÚÁϸ£ÀûÍø by pursuing a PhD for a research-focused profile or an EngD for a more industry-oriented path.
As a PhD candidate, you work closely with a supervisor while working on cutting edge research, experiencing teaching, and developing your academic and communication skills.
As a master graduate, you can also become an EngD trainee to continue learning, gain hands-on experience and develop further for your future career in industry.
Where can you find our CSE alumni?
You will find computer scientists in research laboratories, banks, (government) organizations, hospitals, multinationals, and internet companies, to name a few.
Most graduates start their careers with a job in a design team, but quickly develop into team leaders and managers. It is also possible to start your own business.
Our alumni are employed as software design engineers and system architects, and some become technical advisors at, for example, ASML, TASS Software Professionals, and Philips. You can also find them working as consultants in companies such as Capgemini, Oracle, Cordys, Accenture, and KPMG, or as researchers in universities both in the Netherlands and in other countries.