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This page has been tailored to provide industry-related opportunities, resources, and information for students interested in careers in architecture, planning, and design. Explore the blog posts, videos, events, job and internships, resources, and connect with alumni through this community!

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Social Impact & Government Careers: February Events

Interested in non-profit or government careers, or socially responsible private sector roles? Check out these events coming up in February! Registration is encouraged but not required. Join us for one or all.

Most events are hosted by the Social Impact …

By Alex Kamphorst
Alex Kamphorst Career Development Associate
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Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA) Pursuit 2025

The Design and Environmental Analysis (DEA) Pursuit event is hosted annually in the Spring semester by the College of Human Ecology (faculty and their student Teaching Assistant) in collaboration with Cornell Career Services. DEA Pursuit gives students within the College …

By Kayleigh Bermudez
Kayleigh Bermudez Assistant Director, Recruiting & Employer Engagement
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Resources

This is an opportunity for designers to see your experience and how you think. You can prepare the interviewers for …

Planning & Structure Do: Don’t: Design & Layout Do: Don’t: Refining Content Do: Don’t: Additional Portfolio Tips Creating a Business …

What is a Whiteboard Challenge?

A whiteboard challenge is a common exercise used during design interviews, especially for interface, product, …

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

Cornell Career Services surveys undergraduate and many professional master’s graduates to obtain information on their career plans after graduation. To learn more about our approach to career data and outcomes, please visit: https://career.cornell.edu/career-statistics-and-outcomes/. The below interactive tools will allow you to explore outcomes by graduation year, school, major, degree and employer industries.

  • The default setting is ‘all years’, ‘all schools’, ‘all majors’,  ‘all employment industries’, and ‘all degree levels’
  • There is no ‘enter’ button, results will automatically update as you choose different filters

Most Recent Class Overview (Undergraduate Class of 2025):

Knowledge Rate Employed or in Graduate School Mean Starting Salary Top Employment Industries
72.1% of those graduating in the class of 2025 91.3% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation  $89,055 average salary among undergraduates employed full-time in the United States Financial Services, Technology, Consulting/Professional Services, Human Healthcare Services and Education
  • First Destination
  • Top Employers
  • Starting Salary
  • Employment Industry
  • Employment Locations
  • Top Universities
  • Degree Types
  • Fields of Study

First Destination

The data displayed defaults to include multi-year outcomes of undergraduate and graduate programs at Cornell University. Use the dropdown menus above to customize your search based on academic year, academic divisions/schools, degree, employer industry or programs/majors.

Alumni Connections

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  • National Account Manager, Retail & Restaurant Emser Tile
Meet Jessica
  • Washington, DC
  • Founder and Creative Director Artisans Venture Project
Meet Elisabeth
Meet Katayoun
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Research Technician Cornell University
Meet Shuxian
  • Guangzhou, Guangdong
  • Ph.D. Student The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
Meet Yawei
  • Scarsdale, NY
  • Interior Designer Self-employed
Meet Tara
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Writer and Performer of Original Poetry and Prose, Discussion Participant The Jasper Project
Meet Michelle

Lei Yang

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  • Preservation Architect SUPERSTRUCTURES Engineers + Architects
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