Careers after bachelor's degree Computer Science
Careers
As a computer science engineer, you will take on challenging and responsible jobs which require a high level of expertise and independence. The demand for your qualifications will constantly increase: You will manage and develop, for example, ICT systems and applications in companies, work in process development and optimise ICT systems in administration and production. As a project manager, you will additionally develop and integrate new products in companies.
"I mainly navigated through the hiring process with the knowledge from my computer science studies."
Kaya Ercihan, Security Advisor at the Swiss Army
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"The degree program provided me with a deeper understanding of computer science and taught me fundamental concepts that continue to help me better understand certain things."
Kevin Schellinger, graduate of the computer science bachelor's degree with specialisation in social engineering
"The programme teaches equally important non-academic competencies and is thus a very good school of life – regardless of where you end up after your studies."
Andreas Eugster, Graduate Computer Science, IT investigator Kantonspolizei Zürich
"The study is heavily geared towards programming, which I particularly liked."
Roman Lickel, graduate of the Computer Science course at the ZHAW School of Engineering
A degree in computer science from the ZHAW School of Engineering will increase your professional qualifications. As a graduate, you will greatly strengthen your position in the Swiss and international job market.
A Bachelor degree in computer science will open up a vast number of interesting career opportunities to you:
- Development of software solutions for all platforms and sectors
- Realisation of machine-level software
- Planning and implementation of system architectures
- Analysis of business and customer needs in collaboration with specialists from other technical areas
- Design of services on the basis of modern technologies such as Cloud Computing etc.
- Design of specialist customer-friendly services
- Organisation and management of IT divisions
The job situation on the Swiss and international market is extremely attractive for computer science engineers and should remain so in the foreseeable future.
Graduate profile
Finding a job and salary expectations after graduating
Most graduates quickly find a suitable entry-level job. The median starting salary is CHF 85,000, with the chosen industry and specialization playing a crucial role. In 2022, the median annual salary for engineers, when extrapolated to 100% full-time equivalent, is CHF 119,000. (Source: Salaries for Engineers and Architects 2022/2023)
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