Safety engineering programs can offer students the opportunity to study and work in different locations around the world. A safety engineering course of study investigates what the safety standards are and how to ensure that equipment operators and their machines meet those standards.

To gain admission into the Nigerian universities (both public and private universities are in every state of the federation including the FCT), a prospective student has to sit for and successfully pass the UME(Universities Matriculation Examination) which is administered by JAMB (Joint Admission and Matriculation Board). Also individual universities regularly screen prospective candidates to make sure they are up to par for university level work in Nigeria.