Career Services and Student Outcomes
From the moment you join the Master of Technology Management program, you develop life-long connections and gain access to powerful networks within the professional community. MTM graduates return to the professional world transformed by their experiences, backed up by the support of the faculty, staff, and Central Coast and greater California business community. Technology-driven companies seek individuals with a business acumen, management skills, and leadership capacity to recognize and manage innovation. Our dedicated career development team helps you bridge what you learn in the classroom to a career that aligns with your aspirations.
Throughout the program, you will work with MTM’s dedicated Career Services Team to help you assess your aptitudes and interests, envision potential career pathways, and connect with companies and individuals who hold the keys to those opportunities. You will build a national network of alumni, mentors, and potential employers within your specific field of interest. MTM career services provides students with skills that will lead to job search success.
During the Fall, you’ll craft a compelling LinkedIn profile and resume, explore different career pathways, and develop a list of your initial target companies. The focus during the Winter quarter is on preparing for interviews and networking. Spring is when most students actively pursue job opportunities.
Throughout the academic year, Career Services provides students several opportunities to engage through various organized MTM and UCSB events, and in-class executive speakers. These opportunities are successful in helping students expand their business network, obtain job interviews, and land job offers.
After completing the MTM program, many graduates go on to work within the thriving Santa Barbara technology sector, and others secure jobs throughout California and beyond at companies such as Amazon, Apple, Google, and Meta. Over 80% of graduates have offers within 6 months of graduation. Many MTM graduates enter project and product management roles after graduation; others accept job offers in marketing, business development, customer success, analytics, and consulting. Job opportunities and salaries are commensurate with academic background and professional experience gained prior to MTM.
Alumni Job Titles
- Senior Business Systems Analyst
- Brand and Marketing Program Manager
- Product Manager
- Technical Product Manager
- Program Manager
- Project Management Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Software Developer
- Product Specialist
- Business Development Manager
- Associate Product Manager
- Senior Systems Engineer
- Operations Manager
- Implementation Manager
- Technical Marketing Manager
- Engineering Manager
- Supply Chain Specialist
- Entrepreneur
Alumni Industry Connections
- Biotech
- Pharmaceutical
- Property Management
- AdTech
- Business Software
- Energy
- Consulting
- High Technology
- Education
- Athletics
- Defense
- Construction
- Government
- Transportation
- Investment
- Human Services
- Healthcare
- Automotive
- Consumer Electronics
- Entertainment
- Fashion
- FinTech
- eCommerce
Optional Practical Training (OPT) is employment or training which provides an opportunity for you to obtain work experience in the U.S. that is directly related to your field of study.
The Master of Technology Management STEM-designated degree and is eligible for the OPT extension. International students who complete MTM are eligible for a three-year OPT extension. Most international students obtain jobs within the United States.
Learn more about OPT by visiting the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) website.
In addition to personalized career development provided by MTM, students also have access to UCSB career resources available to all graduate students. Learn more about UCSB Career Services here.
Learn more about career resources provided by the Graduate Division here.
Joni Hoadley
Joni Hoadley spent 20 years in tech working as a product management leader. She also has experience interviewing and hiring hundreds of candidates for tech roles.
Matt Bartos
Matt Bartos has more than 20 years of experience in sales and marketing, including in product management, product launches, new business development, and medical sales, much of it in the medical device field.
Careers in Our Tech Ecosystem
California is the global leader in technological innovation, and the majority of our graduates remain in California and become tech leaders throughout the state. Santa Barbara has an especially vibrant and innovative tech community with diverse companies tackling some of the biggest modern challenges. MTM students have the opportunity to experience this ecosystem first-hand during their field projects with local companies.
One of those companies is Apeel Sciences, a UCSB Technology Management Program-based startup now valued at $2 billion that develops plant-based, edible preservatives. UCSB alumni include MTM graduates Michael Curtis as Director of Engineering Project Management and Dr. Jessica Vieira, who was the Vice President of Sustainability.
Amarsh Anand
MTM '23
"This is not a skill-based degree. In fact, the only skill that was skill-based was accounting. Everything else was not a skill; it was training! Mental training. And that’s what the degree did for me. Now, when I walk into a room full of managers, I can map them all out in my head." Read the full interview here.
Natalie Jordan
MTM '19
"I've had an array of experiences since I graduated from the program, but the tools I learned from MTM helped get me into the right spot. I love building relationships and being able to really grow something from the ground up, and that's where I landed in product partnerships." Read the full interview here.
Noah Kastenbaum
MTM '22
"Going into MTM, I was not technical in any regard. I think that the program is presented in such a way that you're supposed to learn the concepts, not the fine details of everything. If you love learning, you’ll be able to do the program." Read the full interview here.
Career Services
We're here to support you.
At UC Santa Barbara's Master of Technology Management Program, we have a dedicated Career Development team that works full-time to help you build a national network with mentors and potential employers within your specific field of interest. We’ll also help you assess your aptitudes and interests, envision potential career pathways, and connect you to the companies and individuals who hold the keys to those opportunities.
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