Spotlight on University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) Engineering program

Ready to learn everything you need to know about engineering and STEM masters degrees at the University of Pennsylvania Engineering? You're in the right place!

UPenn and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences take the employment of their students very seriously. In addition to career fairs, they have an internal network connecting students to employers. 

On-campus recruiting (OCR) accounts for 48% of accepted job offers. This doesn't include offers made through UPenn OCR and subsequently not accepted. Nor does this figure include accepted offers where a student learned about a company through the university, but didn't use OCR channels to connect with their future employer. 

Interestingly, 52% of grads go into information technology fields, whether they graduate from the Department of Computer and Information Sciences or not. So if you're hoping for employment in this field, UPenn Engineering School is a solid bet.

Not only is the University of Pennsylvania a hot spot for talks, art installations, sports events, and get-togethers, but you have the whole of Philadelphia on your doorstep and New York City is less than an hour and a half away. 

As an international student, however, your first stop should be the Office for International Student and Scholar Services (ISSS). Here, you'll find everything you need to know about settling into life as a student at UPenn. UPenn's ISSS has a pre-orientation guide that covers everything from getting a cell phone to exploring Philadelphia.

You also have the Graduate Student Center that provides services and can help you find your way. 

International students have a lot of housing options, including on-campus apartments, an international house (serving several Philadelphia institutions), and off-campus apartments. You can turn to the ISSS UPenn, the Residential Services Department, or the Off-Campus Services department to help you locate your home for the next two years. 

And, when it comes to food, there are UPenn graduate dining plans that offer flexibility and the ISSS even keeps track of the best food trucks and grocery stores in the area. 

Although the University of Pennsylvania is known for its financial aid packages - even for international students, it's important to note that UPenn Engineering does not provide financial aid for masters students. The same applies for domestic as well as international students. 

Individual departments may offer scholarships or teaching positions to assist with financing your education, but not all of them do - and you should plan to apply early if you hope to secure one. 

However UPenn does provide a list of possible funding sources and scholarships for graduate students and you should apply to as many as possible to mitigate your total educational costs. 

Prodigy Finance offers loans for international masters students at the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. 

Students from supported countries pursuing masters programmes that can be completed in less than 2 years are eligible to apply.

• Maximum loan amount: up to 100% of the school-provided cost of attendance (tuition plus living expenses)
  
• Minimum loan amount: $35,000
  
• Typical interest rates: 6 - 8% (fixed) over the 3-month US Libor base rate (variable)
  
• All loans disbursed directly to the university according to due dates
  

Prodigy Finance also supports loans for University of Pennsylvania students pursuing masters degrees in these schools:

• The Wharton School
• Law School
• Fels Institute of Government
• College of Liberal and Professional Studies