What STEM Degrees Are Available to Students at Stevens?

Here’s a look at several Stevens majors that fall under the STEM umbrella, selected to illustrate the range of the category rather than cover every option available to students. A few may surprise you.

(Note: Outcomes data comes from Stevens’ Career Center reports, which track employment and graduate school enrollment among each graduating class through surveys, advising appointments and direct outreach.)

Artificial intelligence

This program, which leads to the Bachelor of Science degree, trains students in machine learning, AI systems design and the ethical and practical questions around deploying AI in the real world. Students also work directly alongside AI researchers instead of experiencing AI as one course within the computer science major. It’s one of the less commonly known majors in this list but also one of the more direct paths into one of the fastest growing corners of the tech industry.

Computer science

This major trains students in programming, algorithms and the foundations of software and computing systems. It’s one of the most popular and productive majors at Stevens, with 95% of the Class of 2023 achieving a desired outcome (defined as employment or graduate school within six months of graduation). Starting salaries are also impressive for Stevens computer science majors, with the Class of 2025 averaging a $97,400 — the highest among all undergraduate majors that year. Recent graduates have gone into roles in software development and engineering.

Cybersecurity

Cybersecurity students learn to design, defend, and audit secure computer systems and networks. Stevens is recognized as a Center of Excellence in Information Assurance Research by the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA). Our cybersecurity program is built around real system design, not just theory. Cybersecurity was one of the Stevens programs that reported a 100% desired outcomes rate for the Class of 2023. Recent graduates have taken security analyst and information assurance roles.

Engineering management

This major is for students who want the technical grounding of an engineering degree without committing to one specific engineering discipline. Engineering management combines fundamentals with the business and leadership skills needed to manage technical teams and complex projects. Along with industrial systems and engineering (below), it has maintained a 100% desired-outcomes rate in recent graduating classes, with alumni entering project management and technical leadership roles.

Industrial and systems engineering

Instead of focusing on a single physical product, industrial and systems engineering majors learn how to improve the efficiency of systems like manufacturing lines, hospital operations, supply chains. People who pursue this major design and maintain the complex, interconnected processes that make modern life possible. This major has posted a 100% desired-outcomes rate in recent years, with graduates taking operations, logistics and process-engineering roles.

Quantitative finance

This major blends mathematics, statistics and computational methods with financial theory, training students to model markets and risk rather than simply analyze them after the fact. It’s one of the strongest-performing majors at Stevens by outcomes; the Class of 2025 achieved a 100% desired-outcomes rate with an average starting salary of $89,800. Recent quantitative finance graduates have accepted statistical programmer and quantitative analyst roles.

Quantitative social science

This major is housed within Stevens’ School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (HASS) and features concentrations in political science, psychology and sociology. It combines computational methods with social science inquiry, training students to apply data analysis to questions about people, institutions and behavior rather than physical or technological systems. In addition to pursuing roles in industry, many quantitative social science graduates go to law school and other graduate programs.

Science communication

Also based in HASS, this major prepares students to translate complex scientific and technical material into writing and media that a general audience can understand. This skill is increasingly in demand as more public debates center on AI, data centers, climate change and public health — subjects that require the public to have an accurate understanding of science. Science communication graduates often pursue roles in health communication, journalism and public relations.

Should you choose a STEM major at Stevens?

The answer depends on what kind of educational experience you hope to have in college, what problems you’d like to spend your career thinking about and what career outcomes you’re hoping to achieve.

Before opting for one of Stevens’ STEM majors, understand that all of them are rigorous. The curriculum includes a hands-on engineering course every semester regardless of major. That structure means STEM students at Stevens are applying what they’re learning from the start, not just absorbing theory before being tested on it years later.

Students should also look beyond the name of the major to what kind of challenges they’d like to help solve: physical systems, digital systems, financial systems or systems that shape how people behave. STEM at Stevens offers a variety of academic paths; the right fit is the one that matches what kind of thinking you’d like to do.

Finally, no matter which STEM major you choose, the outcomes are strong. More than 96% of the Class of 2024 achieved a desired outcome (employment or graduate school) within six months of graduation, with an average starting salary of $84,800 across all majors. Several individual programs, including computer science, cybersecurity, business, and engineering posted 100% desired-outcomes rates for recent graduating classes.

The list shared here is a sample of STEM majors you can pursue at Stevens. The university offers 35 undergraduate majors in all, including engineering disciplines like mechanical, electrical, civil, and biomedical engineering and related programs like chemistry, physics, and mathematics. For a complete list of Stevens majors, visit the Program Finder.