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19 careers that map well to biology majors

Career mapping is the process of creating a strategic plan for your professional growth by identifying potential career paths, the skills you’ll need, and the steps to reach your goals. For biology majors, career mapping is especially helpful because this …

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Resources for Science Professionals

By Science Careers

February 24, 2025

We recognize the challenges and uncertainties facing the research community. As you navigate your scientific career path, we hope our resources and news coverage provide clarity and guidance.

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By Maranda Miller
Maranda Miller Career Education Specialist (Central Career Services)
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Resources

Whether for family commitments, athletic or ROTC obligations, travel, or a variety of other reasons, you may be seeking alternatives …

Check out the 9 guides to topics including pharma, dental, veterinary care, nursing, and more.

Undergraduate Career Outcomes

Cornell Career Services surveys undergraduate and many professional master’s graduates to obtain information on their career plans after graduation. 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 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 2024):

Response Rate Success Rate Mean Starting Salary Top Five Industries
73% of those graduating in the class of 2024 93% employed or in graduate school within six months of graduation $85,589 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 and graduate programs at Cornell University. Use the dropdown menus above to customize your search based on academic year, academic divisions/schools, degree, or programs/majors.

Alumni Connections

  • Ithaca, NY
  • Student Research Assistant CHA Health Systems, Inc.
Meet Jessica
  • Pittsburgh, PA
  • University of Pittsburgh University of Pittsburgh
Meet Francesmary
Meet Renny
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Software Engineer Infraclear Inc
Meet Sidhee
Meet Sarah
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Postdoctoral Researcher Associate II Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Meet Wenyao
  • Ithaca, NY
  • Disease Ecology Research Assistant Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI)
Meet Valerie
  • Englewood Cliffs, NJ
  • clinical research coordinator Massachussetts Gen. Hosp., Harvard Medical School
Meet Catherine

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