College of Arts and Sciences

Arts and Sciences Career Development

Do you dream of starting your own business or becoming a professor and inspiring others? Do you want to work for an NGO and change the world or improve people’s lives through health-care discoveries? Maybe you think you’d make a great government leader, lawyer, philosopher, economist or computer scientist. Maybe you’re not sure of your path, but you have some subjects that interest you.

Arts & Sciences Career Development offers various career development tools and services to help both undergraduate and recent graduate liberal arts students define and pursue their goals. We are available to meet with students from first-years to seniors to discuss career exploration, job search strategies and communication with employers, including resume reviews and practice interviews. Career interest and skill assessment tools are available via individual career counseling appointments.

Learn more about:

Pathways Internship Program
Liberal Arts Undergrad Network for Careers & Hiring (LAUNCH)
Nexus Scholars Program

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Schedule with A&S

as_careers@cornell.edu
172 Goldwin Smith Hall
607-255-4166

We look forward to meeting you during a 30-minute appointment. During the semester, 15-minute virtual same day appointments are available for quick questions or resume reviews from 2:30pm-4:00pm. Same Day appointments will not take place during breaks, including spring break.

Monday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Friday: 8:00 am – 4:30 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Learn more about our Appointments and Services Here

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The Next Chapter: How Cornell’s Class of 2025 Transitioned from Campus to Career

Published on May 5, 2026

Have you ever wondered – where do Cornellians go after they leave the hill? Well – we have the data! And it shows that Big Red grads are all over.

Thanks to our “post-grad plans” survey, we know where 91.3% of the 2025 grads headed after …

By Jessamyn Perlus, Ph.D.

Cornell introduces campus-wide career development model to connect students more directly to opportunity

Published on April 27, 2026

By Laura Gallup, originally published April 24, 2026

“Cornell University is unveiling the Cornell Career Network, a reimagined career development model to enhance exploration and access to opportunity across campus. This new model aims to make career readiness and support …

By Jessamyn Perlus, Ph.D.

Jen Maclaughlin
Director of Career Development (College of Arts & Sciences) Meet Jen

Ryan Anderson
Career Development Associate (College of Arts and Sciences) Meet Ryan

Laurel Carney
Program Coordinator (College of Arts & Sciences) Meet Laurel

Alex Kamphorst
Career Development Associate (College of Arts & Sciences) Meet Alex

Meghan Kilfeather
Arts & Sciences Career Development: New Assistant Director, Employer and Academic Engagement (College of Arts and Sciences) Meet Meghan

Diane Miller
Associate Director of Career Development (College of Arts & Sciences) Meet Diane

Jess Shapiro
Nexus Scholars and Summer Experience Grant Program Manager (College of Arts and Sciences) Meet Jess

Natalie Deng
Student Career Advisor (College of Arts & Sciences) Meet Natalie

Jerry Lu
Student Career Advisor (College of Arts and Sciences) Meet Jerry

Diane Ting
Nexus Scholars Program Student Assistant Meet Diane

Krystlove Yeboah
Student Career Advisor (College of Arts & Sciences) Meet Krystlove

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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.