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Sales and Marketing: What’s the Difference and Which One Is Right for Me?

Sales and marketing are careers that focus on helping companies grow their users or clients. While they both have the same end goal, the way they achieve that goal requires different focuses and approaches. Sales is a more direct approach, …

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Which Banking Careers Are Right for Me?

Banking careers are more than dealing with money (and making it!). These career paths can involve anything from advising major corporations on mergers and acquisitions to helping individuals manage their personal finances. If you want to work within a financial …

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The purpose of the GAPS Fund is to reduce the cost of applications for Cornell students who intend to …

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

The Central Career Services office collects post-graduation outcomes information about most Cornell University graduates within six months of graduation, per reporting standards. This page shows post-graduate outcomes data for six divisions/schools who use a common first destinations survey for professional and master’s student programs. Classes include graduates from the period commencing in fall term through the subsequent summer term (i.e., Class of 2024 includes Fall 2023 and Spring/Summer 2024 graduates). 

These interactive tools will allow you to explore outcomes by graduation year, school, major, degree and employer sector.

  • The default setting is ‘all years’, ‘all schools’, ‘all majors’, ‘all degrees’, and ‘all employer sector’
  • There is no ‘enter’ button, results will automatically update as you choose different filters

Most Recent Class Overview (Class of 2024):

Knowledge Rate Success Rate Mean Starting Salary Top Five Industries
70% of those graduating in the class of 2024 89% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation $89,494 among graduates employed full-time in the United States Financial Services, Technology, Consulting/Professional Services, Human Healthcare Services and Education
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First Destination

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

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Central Career Contact & Location

Phone
(607) 255 5296
Address

103 Barnes Hall
Ithaca, NY 14853

Central Career Services Hours

Day of the week
Business Hours Drop-In Hours
Monday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Tuesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Wednesday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Thursday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Friday 8:00 am - 4:30 pm 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

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