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Grow Your Career Through Public Speaking with Yvonne Armenta

Published on April 15, 2025

In this episode, I welcome back Yvonne Armenta, a public speaking consultant and podcaster. Yvonne shares her journey from a shy child who was too scared to ask for a bottle of ketchup, to the confident public speaker and public …

Why Data Scientists Have a Solid Foundation for a Career in Cybersecurity

Published on April 11, 2025

Data science offers a promising career for individuals with autism, capitalizing on their strengths in pattern recognition and analytical thinking.

Neurodivergent individuals’ unique abilities can drive innovation and efficiency in data analysis, making significant contributions to the field.

The demand …

Women’s Wear Daily

Women’s Wear Daily brings you breaking news about the fashion industry, designers, celebrity trend setters, and extensive coverage of fashion …

Cornell Fashion Industry Network

The Cornell Fashion Industry Network is a student-run organization registered at Cornell University that connects students with professionals in the …

Startup Jobs Internship Opportunities

Startup Jobs is a fast-growing job board used by thousands of people every day. We’ve got an audience of many …

Good Food Jobs

Good Food Jobs links people looking for meaningful food-related jobs with the businesses that need their energy, enthusiasm, and intellect. …

GovReady

GovReady is a free online resource that helps students explore careers in cybersecurity, technology, compliance, and government-related work. The platform …

Pre-MBA Module (Toolkit)

In this Pre-MBA module, you will:

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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

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.

Starting Salary

The salary information below is self-reported by graduates employed full-time. This information does not include international or military salaries. The figures represent base salaries and do not include bonuses or other forms of compensation. Some programs or majors may not show salary data if there are less than 10 responses in the data set.

Employment Industry

Cornell graduates land in a variety of employment industries after graduation.

Employment Locations

New grads build careers in the United States and beyond. This graph shows where students have accepted positions within the United States and around the world. Tip: Hover over each state to see the percentage of graduates in that state.