Packaging Engineering
A Unique Program
We offer the nation’s only packaging program housed in an engineering school. Unique from other engineering disciplines, packaging engineering is offered as a concentration within the applied sciences and engineering major which draws from chemical, industrial, materials, and mechanical engineering.
Program Overview
The packaging engineering undergraduate program focuses on classroom instruction enhanced through multidisciplinary project-teams finding solutions to real-world packaging and manufacturing problems.
- Students conduct tests in state-of-the-art labs that meet industry standards.
- Co-op/internship opportunities provide professional experience.
- Senior design projects are sponsored companies requesting real solutions to problems facing the packaging world today.
- Students also attend packaging engineering shows and events where they network with packaging professionals.
Degrees Offered and Curricular Options
Located at the center of many packaging industries, Rutgers is becoming a technology hub that provides support and resources to many companies.
Packaging Engineering offers the following degree options:
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Sciences in Engineering, Packaging Engineering Concentration
- Undergraduate Packaging Certificate available in all disciplines
- Bachelor of Science/Master of Science Five-year Dual Degree
- Master of Science Degree in Packaging Engineering
Career Paths
Packaging engineers typically collaborate with colleagues in research and development, manufacturing, marketing, graphic design, and regulatory departments to address technical and marketing challenges.
- Packaging Engineer
- Product and Development Engineer
- Design and Manufacturing Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Sustainability Engineer
- Reliability Engineer
- Operations Manager
- Supply Chain Analysis
- Financial Systems Analysis
- Data Science
Meet Sarah Mah
"For senior packaging major and fine art minor Sarah Mah, packaging engineering enables her to combine her passion for engineering and the visual arts. The School of Engineering’s packaging community, with its opportunities for personal interactions with professors and invaluable advising and guidance, both impresses and inspires her."
