College of Human Ecology

Office of Student & Career Development

Human Ecology’s Career Exploration Center provides a friendly environment for students to explore and pursue their career goals with the help of trained student career assistants. All students are welcomed to come anytime during opening hours to receive a walk-in resume critique, explore the different off-campus academic opportunities, read a book from our rich library collection, or take advantage of the numerous other services.

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Schedule with Human Ecology

humec_students@cornell.edu
1203 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
607-255-2532

Monday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Tuesday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Thursday: 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Friday: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Saturday: Closed
Sunday: Closed

Check out the Career Exploration Center (CEC)

Career Exploration Center (CEC) Site!
hecec@cornell.edu

Deanne Maxwell
Senior Associate Director (College of Human Ecology) Meet Deanne

Amanda Gonzalez
Associate Director (College of Human Ecology) Meet Amanda

Chunyi Zhu
Senior Career Assistant (College of Human Ecology) Meet Chunyi

Diya Singhal
Career Assistant (College of Human Ecology) Meet Diya

Ella Zilli
Senior Career Assistant (College of Human Ecology) Meet Ella

Samika Agarwal
Career Assistant (College of Human Ecology) Meet Samika

Sophia Luo
Senior Career Assistant (College of Human Ecology) Meet Sophia

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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.