Career Pathways

Featured Articles

Clear

Filter:

See Where Materials Science Can Take You

Published on June 8, 2026

Because every product is made of something, materials engineers can find opportunities in nearly every industry. While materials applications in aerospace and nanotechnology may come to mind first, many other specialized industries also rely heavily on materials expertise. If you’re …

By Melissa Bazley

Navigating Law School Admissions, with Yale and Harvard (June 16)

Published on June 3, 2026

Miriam Ingber and Kristi Jobson, the deans of admission at Yale Law School and Harvard Law School, are taking their podcast, Navigating Law School Admissions, on the road! Join them as they provide candid, accurate, and straightforward advice about law …

By Alex Jablonski

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:

Toggle charts

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.