Where can an ILR degree take you?
Life after ILR
“Many high school students think in terms of only three career options: doctor, lawyer, business. They often don't realize that there are so many more choices. ILR gives you multiple options—you can do almost anything.”
— Steven Helfont, Class of 2007
ILR prepares you for a career in business, law, public policy, labor relations, political activism, and many other fields
The interdisciplinary nature of the ILR curriculum also enables students to prepare for a wide range of graduate programs. About 25% of ILR graduates will attend law school, and another 10% typically go on to graduate programs to pursue advanced degrees in public affairs, business, economics, international relations, teaching, and other areas.
Learn more about what kinds of work graduates do, as well as the organizations where they work and the law and other graduate schools they attend.
Salaries
“ILR doesn't teach you just one skill. Instead, you learn many different skills—leadership, organization, writing, analysis, communication, efficiency. It makes you a more marketable person when you enter the real world."
– Jane Willett Forman, Class of 2008
ILR students are among the highest paid Cornell graduates. Find out more about what salaries our graduates receive.
Job Search
Find out more about how graduates found their jobs.