Four Alumni, Four Paths: Lessons After 20 Years
Four Duke CEE alumni from the Class of 2006 reunite to swap unforgettable undergrad memories, share wildly different career paths, and offer practical advice for future students.
Master’s Student Outcomes
Launch into a High-Impact Career
When our CEE students complete their master’s degrees, they don’t leave Duke. They launch.
Our graduates accelerate from our forward-looking programs with wide-ranging connections and opportunities. During your studies, you’ll work 1:1 with a career coach and discover how far your purpose and drive can take you.
Most Duke CEE’s master’s graduates go on to leading engineering, construction, consulting and technology firms. Others pursue further study at Duke and other leading academic institutions.
Select Recent Employers
- AECOM
- Datatrixs
- ExxonMobil
- Freese and Nichols
- Green Seal Environmental Inc.
- RMI
- Tetra Tech
- WSP USA
Select Recent Universities
- Duke University
- Johns Hopkins University
- University of Maryland—Baltimore County
- University of Pennsylvania
Meet Duke CEE Alumni
From CEE Student to CTO
Alexandra Rivera (BS ’23) shares how the mentors she found and the research she did during undergrad led her to become CTO of a Duke spinoff company.
PhD to CEO: Insights into Making the Leap
Successful PhD graduates from Duke Engineering share their experiences and advice for starting a company during doctoral studies.