As a psychology major, you’ll gain familiarity with current knowledge about the important determinants of human behavior and with the methods used to expand that knowledge, while developing critical thinking skills. You can choose to concentrate in behavioral and evolutionary neuroscience; perception, cognition and development; or social and personality psychology.
Sample classes
- Biopsychology of Learning and Memory
- Intuitive Judgment
- Human Perception: Applications to Computer Graphics, Art and Visual Display
- Evolution of Language
Outcomes
All information below is based on the 2014-2018 First-Destination Post-Graduate Survey. Lists are not exhaustive, rather they are a sampling of the data. "Other" includes time off, travel, volunteer experiences, and/or preparing for graduate school. If you would like more information, please email as_careers@cornell.edu
60% Employed
23% Attending Grad School
9% Seeking Employment
9% Other
67% of the Class of 2014-2018 Psychology graduates completed the survey. n = 233
Below, you will find:
- Top Employment Sectors
- Where Graduates Work
- Top Graduate Fields
- Where Graduates Study
Top Employment Sectors
- Education (26%)
- Nonprofit Organization (13%)
- Consulting/Prof. Practice (12%)
- Technology (10%)
- Financial Services (9%)
- Government (6%), Communications & Media (6%)
- Retail (4%)
- Law (3%), Business - Other (3%), Health and Human Services (3%)
- Hospitality (2%), Manufacturing (2%)
- Real Estate (1%)
Where 2014-2018 Psychology Graduates Work
| Employer | Job Titles |
|---|---|
| Abercrombie & Fitch | Business Analyst |
| Accenture | Management Consulting Analyst |
| Aerotek | Recruiter |
| AmeriCorps | JusticeCorps Graduate Fellow |
| AppNExus | Associate Client Operations Analyst |
| APT Foundation | Research Coordinator |
| Barclays | Analyst |
| Bernstein Private Wealth Management | Associate |
| Bloomingdale's | Executive Development Program (2) |
| Boeing Company | Finance Rotational Program Candidate |
| Boston Children's Hospital | Research Assistant |
| Cambridge Montessori School | Assistant Director |
| Capital One | HR Rotational Program Associate |
| CEB | Research Analyst (3) |
| Center for Family Representation | Family Advocate |
| Center for Health & Gender Equity | Research Intern |
| Child Mind Institute | Research Participant Navigator |
| Children's Hospital of Philadelphia | Clinical Research Assistant (2) |
| City Year | Corps Member (3) |
| Columbia University | Research Coordinator |
| Cornell University |
Research Technician IV |
| Cornerstone Research | Analyst |
| Davis Polk & Wardwell | Corporate Legal Assistant (2) |
| Deloitte Consulting | Business Analyst |
| Emerge | Social Enterprise Development & Marketing Specialist |
| Entrepreneurial Finance Lab |
Global Fellow |
| Epic Systems | Project Manager |
| Evercore Partners | Investment Banking Analyst |
| EY | Business Analyst |
| Account Manager | |
| Four Winds Hospital | Mental Health Worker |
| Generator Media and Analytics | Digital Ad Operations Analyst |
| Gerson Lehrman Group | Research Associate |
| Glazer Properties | IT Specialist |
| Goldman Sachs | Human Capital Management Analyst Legal Analyst |
| Gorkana | Media Executive |
| IBM | Performance Marketing Professional Digital Marketing Strategist Data Scientist (2) |
| ideas42 | Analyst |
| Kipp Charter School | Kipp Liberty Teaching Fellow |
| Lazard | Research Analyst |
| Lyft | Software Engineer - iOS |
| Macy's | Executive Development Program |
| Masa Israel Journey | Israel Teaching Fellow |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | Technical Assistant Senior Research Support Associate |
| Match Education | Americorps Member |
| Mathematica Policy Research | Program Associate |
| Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center | Research Assistant Physician Office Assistant |
| MIC Tanzania Ltd | Consumer Understanding Officer |
| Milken Community Schools | HR Assistant |
| Morgan Stanley | Human Resources Analyst |
| National Institutes of Health | Post-bacc IRTA Research Fellow (4) Research Assistant (3) |
| NAture's Classroom | Teacher |
| Nielsen Company | Innovation Demand Analyst Professional Services Analyst Experience Associate |
| District Attorney of New York County | Paralegal |
| Oracle Corporation | Associate Sales Representative Sales/Business Development Representative (2) |
| Pennsylvania State University | Business Intelligence Consultant |
| PwC | Lab Manager Management Consulting Associate |
| Quicken Loans | Associate Recruiter |
| Rosie Applications | Digital Marketing Specialist |
| RTI International | Public Health Analyst |
| Saks Fifth Avenue | Assistant Buyer |
| Shell | Refinery Process Chemist |
| Spiegel & McDiarmid LLP | Paralegal |
| Success Academy Charter Schools | Associate Teacher |
| TC Ameritrade | Rotational Analyst |
| Teacg for America | Teacher (3) Corps Member (3) |
| The Ohio State University | Clinical Research Assistant |
| The Paris Review | Editorial Intern |
| UC Funds | Junior Accountant |
| Uncommon School | Teacher |
| Unilever | Customer Development/Marketing Management Trainee |
| University of Texas Southwestern | Research Fellow |
| University of California-Davis | Junior Specialist |
| University of California- Santa Barbara | Research Specialist |
| University of Colorado Hospital | Clinical Research Coordinator |
| University of Miami | Research Associate |
| University of Tennessee-Knoxville | Research Specialist |
| University of Toronto | Research Officer |
| University of Wisconsin-Madison | Research Associate |
| Venture for America | Fellow |
| Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic | Research Associate |
| Worlwide Business Research | Marketing Assistant |
| Yale Child Study Center | Research Fellow |
| Yale University | Postgraduate Associate |
| ZS Associates | Business Analyst |
Top Graduate Fields Pursued
- Psychology (23%)
- Law (21%)
- Medicine (13%)
- Clinical Psychology (6%)
- Information Science (4%), Public Health (4%), Management (4%), Speech Pathology (4%), Hosp & Health Services Admin (4%)
- Biological Sciences (2%), Business Admin (2%), Cognitive Studies (2%), Computer Science (2%), Fiber Science (2%), Human Computer Interaction (2%), Humanities & Social Thought (2%), Neurobiology & Behavior (2%), Philosophy (2%), School Counseling (2%)
Graduate Degrees Pursued
- PhD (33%)
- JD (21%)
- MA (10%), MS (10%)
- MPH (4%), MPS (4%)
- MEd (2%), DO (2%), MBA (2%), PsyD (2%), Post-Bacc (2%)
Where 2014-2018 Psychology Graduates Study
- Brown University
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Columbia University
- Cornell University
- Duke University
- Georgetown University
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins University
- London College of Fashion
- Medical College of Georgia
- New York University
- Philly College of Osteopathic Med.
- Rutgers University
- Stanford University
- SUNY at Buffalo
- Thomas Jefferson University
- University of California-Berkeley
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign
- University of Maryland-College Park
- UMass Medical School
- UMass-Amherst
- University of Michigan
- University of New Hampshire
- University of Richmond
- University of Toronto
- University of Virginia
- University of Washington
- Weill Cornell Medical College
- Yale University
