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The list that follows are the first jobs taken/graduate schools attended by Biology majors immediately after their graduation. The data are collected from Career Services' annual survey of students graduating from the College. Link to Biology Homepage.

JOBS TAKEN BY BIOLOGY MAJORS

Organization 
Title
Absorption Systems Analytical Chemist
AC Nielsen Account Associate
Academy of Natural Sciences  Research Assistant
Accenture Business Analyst
Aerotec Inc.  Technical Recruiter 
Albert Einstein Medical College  Coordinator Women's Health Research
Alliance Capital  Network Engineer Trainee 
American Biogenetic Sciences/Notre Dame  Lab Technician
American Management Systems  Business Systems Analyst
AmeriCorps Member
Ann Arbor Parks Department  Administrative Assistant
Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts Assistant for Admin. and Development
Aquatic Chemical Ecology Washington University
Area de Conservacion de Guancaste Assistant Research
Arthur Andersen and Co.  Staff Consultant
Arts and Business High School  Science Teacher
Atmospheric Sciences Research  Technical Assistant
Bank of America Analyst
Bankers Trust Company  Management Trainee
Barnett International  Associate Consultant
Barrier Island Environmental Education Center Naturalist
Beth Israel Hospital  Research Assistant
BioSciences Information Service  Systems Designer
BNP Cooper Neff Group Assistant Trader
BOC Group  Finance Management Trainee
Boston University Medical School  Lab Technician
Brooklyn Friends School  Teacher
Bureau of Land Management Intern
Canyonlands National Park SCA
Cenocor  Research Technician
Center for Cancer Research  Research Technician
Center for Outcomes Research Research Assistant
Centocor Pharmaceuticals Biochemist
Chartwell Health Management Inc.  Project Manager
Children's Anesthesiology Associates Research Assistant
Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center  Research Technician
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia  Laboratory Assistant
Laboratory Technician
Research Assistant (2)
Research Assistant (Clinical)
Research Technician (6)
Research Technician II
Children's Surgical Associates, Ltd. Clinical Research Assistant
Cigna Corporation Marketing Specialist
Citigroup unspecified
City Year Corps Member
Columbia University  Research Assistant
Research Technician
Conrad Direct  Office Assistant
Cornell University Sr. Lab Assistant/Data Control Coordinator
DAAD Max-Planck Institute DAAD Study Scholarship Recipient
DC Math Science Tech - Charter High School Teacher
DuPont  Laboratory Technician
e-nterDev Software Developer
Emory University  Research Specialist
Exchange Dental Group Administrator
Firearm and Injury Center at Penn Research Assistant
GAP Inc. Executive Trainee
General Foods  Skilled Technician
Genetics Institute  Development Associate I
Genzyme Genetics Client Service Representative II
Georgetown University Medical Center  Health Researcher
Goldman Sachs Financial Analyst (2)
Green Vale School  Information Technology Coordinator
Harvard University Research Assistant
HealthCorps Coordinator
Hillel Foundation  Steinhardt Fellow
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania  Lab Technician
Research Technician (2)
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Smell and Taste Center Research
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Laboratory Technician
Hughes Hubbard and Reed Paralegal
Hun School of Princeton Biology Teacher
ICM Sunamerica Securities  Financial Services Specialist
Johns Hopkins Medical Institute  Research Technician
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Sr. Research Associate
Johnson & Johnson Business Analyst
Joslin Diabetes Center  Laboratory Technician
Kimeragen, Inc.  Research Assistant
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP  Research Associate
L.E.K. Consulting Associate
L'Oreal Junior Chemist
Lazard Financial Analyst
Lynch Laboratories Lab Technician
Macy's  Sales Associate
Massachusetts General Hospital  Research Technologist
May Department Stores  Data Entry Analyst
McKinsey & Co. Business Analyst
Measurement Group  Research Assistant
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center  Physician Office Assistant
Research Assistant
Research Study Assistant
Session Assistant
Session Consultant
Merck and Company, Inc.  Biostatic Analyst
Data Coordinator
Merck, Sharp and Dohme  Quality Control Engineer
MIT  Technician
Monell Chemical Senses Center  Research Technician
Mount Sinai Medical School Assistant Researcher
National Institutes of Health  IRTA Fellow (2)
Predoctoral IRTA Fellow
Pre-IRTA
New York City Department of Health  Public Health Advisor
New York City Teaching Fellows Science Teacher
New York State Psychiatric Institute  Research Assistant
Newark Academy  Biology Teacher
North Shore University Hospital Academic Associate
Ortho Biotech  Clinical Research Assistant 
Osteonics Inc.  Market Associate
Pasteur Institute  Research Assistant
Peace Corps  Volunteer (2)
Pennsylvania College of Optometry  Research Assistant
Pennsylvania Environmental Council Program Assistant
Pfizer, Inc.  Sales Representative
Philadelphia VAMC/University of Pennsylvania Research Assistant
Polytechnic School Teaching Fellow
Presbyterian Hospital  Unit Assistant
Public Interest Research Group  Fellowship Program
Qualisys Diagnostics  Lab Technician
Rare Medium Group Business Development/Venture Capital 
Rhoads Health Care Group  Consultant
Rockefeller University  Research Assistant (2)
Research Technician (5)
Rockland County Department of Health Facilitated Enroller
Rorer Central Research  Assistant Scientist
Saks Fifth Avenue  Executive Trainee
School for Field Studies Intern
Sienna Biotech  Administrative Assistant
The SMIC Private School Teacher
Smithsonian Institution  Museum Technician
St. Louis Zoo  Naturalist Instructor
St. Paul's School Chemistry Teacher
Stanford University Medical School  Laboratory Technician
Teach for America Science Teacher
Teacher
Terrapin BrightGreen Environmental Consultant
Thomas Jefferson University  Data Coordinator
Lab Technician
Research Technician (3)
TIMI/ PERFUSE Core Lab Quantitative Angiographer
Towers Perrin  Associate Consultant 
University of California, Irvine Lab Technician
University of California, Los Angeles Laboratory Technician
University of California, San Francisco Research Assistant
Research Associate
University of Connecticut Health Center  Research Assistant 
University of Illinois Research Specialist
University of Maryland  Research Assistant
University of Miami  Research Associate
University of Missouri, Kansas City Research Assistant
University of Nebraska Medical Center Research Technologist
University of Pennsylvania  Administrative Assistant
Junior Laboratory Assistant
Junior Research Specialist
Lab Technician
Research and Teaching Assistant
Research Assistant (4)
Research Specialist (10)
Research Specialist Jr.
Research Technician (4)
Technician (3)
University of Pennsylvania Catering Service  Junior Manager
University of Pennsylvania Dental School Research Assistant
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine Lab Technician (4)
Research Assistant
Research Coordinator
Research Specialist (2)
Research Specialist A (2)
Research Technician
University of Pennsylvania Health System  Lab Technician
Research Assistant
University of Virginia  Laboratory Technician
Upjohn Company  Pharmaceutical Sales
Urban Nutrition Initiative Program Coordinator
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services  Truman Fellow
U.S. Department of State Fulbright Scholar
U.S. Public Health Service  Information Specialist
The Exchange Dental Group Administrator
Westin Hotels and Resorts  Front Office Agent
Westtown School  Core Teacher
Wistar Institute  Research Technician (3)
Wyeth-Ayerst Research  Assistant Pharmacologist
Wygant Scientific  Technical Writer
YMCA Teacher/Naturalist
ZS Associates Business Associate (2)

GRADUATE SCHOOLS ATTENDED BY BIOLOGY MAJORS

Field 
Institution 
Anatomy  University of Chicago 
Animal Behavior  University of North Carolina 
Aquaculture  James Cook University 
Architecture  Yale University 
Australian Aboriginal Poetry University of Queensland
Biochemistry University of California - Berkeley
Biochemistry University of California - Los Angeles
Biological Oceanography  Oregon State University 
Biological Engineering MIT
Biological Sciences Carnegie Mellon University
City of Hope National Medical Center
Biology  Boston University
Harvard University 
Johns Hopkins University (2) 
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2)
University of North Carolina 
University of Pennsylvania (2)
Villanova University 
Weitzman Institute (Israel) (2)
Wesleyan University 
Yale University (2)
Biomedical Research  CUNY - Brooklyn 
Harvard University
Biomedical Science Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
UMDNJ
University of California - San Diego
Biophysics and Physiology Georgetown University
Biotechnology University of Pennsylvania (2)
Columbia University
Botany  Harvard University
Rutgers University 
University of CA - Davis 
Cell and Molecular Biology SUNY, Stony Brook
University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Laboratory Science  University of Lowell 
Dentistry  Columbia University (4)
Harvard University (2)
New York University 
Temple University (2)
Tufts University
UMDNJ
University of Maryland
University of Pennsylvania (2)
University of the Pacific
Developmental Biology  Hebrew University
University of Cologne
Ecology Drexel University 
University of Arizona 
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology   Princeton University
University of Chicago 
Economics  Duke University 
Education  New York University
Elementary Education  University of Pennsylvania
Environmental Studies  Brown University 
Epidemiology Columbia University (2)
Johns Hopkins University
Evolution, Ecological Genetics University of South Carolina
Forensic Science John Jay College
Genetics  Albert Einstein University 
Duke University 
Indiana University 
SUNY - Stony Brook 
University of CA - Davis 
Global Health/Public Health Harvard University
Health Care  Tulane University 
Health Care Administration  UMDNJ 
History of Medicine  Cambridge University (England) 
History of Science, Medicine & Technology  Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine
Human Development University of Connecticut
Human Genetics  University of Michigan 
Yale University 
Human Physiology  Hahnemann University 
Immunology  Harvard University
University of Colorado 
International Strategy and Economics St. Andrews University
Law  Boston University
Cornell University
Emory University 
Harvard University (2) 
New York University (3) 
Rutgers University 
University of San Francisco 
Law/Bioethics Case Western Reserve University
Marine Biology Brown University
Mathematics Marshall University
Medical Technology George Washington University
Medicine Albany Medical College (2)
Albert Einstein University (8) 
Allegheny University/MCPHU (3)
Baylor University (6)
Brooklyn College 
Brown University
Case Western Reserve (2)
City University of New York (2)
Columbia University (3) 
Cornell University 
Dartmouth College 
Downstate Medical Center (3) 
Drexel University (2)
Duke University (4) 
Emory University (2)
George Washington University (3) 
Georgetown University (7) 
Harvard University (2)
Howard University
Indiana University
Johns Hopkins University
Loyola University
McGill University
MCP Hahnemann University (5)
Medical College of Wisconsin
Mount Sinai School of Medicine (3) 
New Jersey Medical School
New York Medical College (4) 
New York University (26) 
Northwestern University (3) 
Ohio State University
Oregon Health & Society University
Penn State College of Medicine (2)
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (2)
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (5)
Sackler Medical School
SUNY - Buffalo (2) 
SUNY - Downstate Medical College
SUNY - Stony Brook (4) 
Stanford University (3)
St. George's University
Tel Aviv University 
Temple University (24) 
Thomas Jefferson University (16) 
Tufts University (7) 
UMDNJ (10) 
USUHS 
University of Alberta, Canada 
University of Arizona
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine (2)
University of California, San Francisco (2)
University of Chicago (4) 
University of Cincinnati (2)
University of Connecticut (3) 
University of Florida 
University of Hawaii
University of Illinois - Chicago 
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Maryland (4)
University of Massachusetts
University of Miami (4) 
University of Michigan (4) 
University of Nebraska
University of North Carolina
University of Pennsylvania (34) 
University of Pittsburgh (10) 
University of Puerto Rico 
University of Rochester (2)
University of Southern California (2)
University of Tennessee
University of Texas - Austin
University of Texas - San Antonio
University of Texas Southwestern (2)
University of Vermont 
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin (2)
Vanderbilt University (3)
Wake Forest University  (2)
Washington University (2) 
Wayne State University
Yale University (7) 
Yeshiva University
Medicine/Computational Biology Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Medicine/Health Systems Management Tulane University
Medicine/Immunology Drexel University
Medicine/Neuroscience  New York University
Microbiology  Harvard University 
USUHS 
University of Cincinnati 
Molecular Biology  Princeton University (3)
Rockefeller University
University of CA - San Diego 
Molecular Genetics  Harvard University 
Natural Sciences  SUNY - Buffalo 
Neurophysiology Temple University
Neuroscience  University of Pennsylvania (3) 
Physical Therapy  Boston University 
Optometry  PA College of Optometry (2) 
Oriental Studies  University of Hawaii 
Pharmacology  Yale University 
Physical Therapy  Boston University 
New York University
Physiology  Georgetown University
Rutgers University 
Physiology/Biophysics  Georgetown University
Psychobiology  University of Virginia 
Public Policy/Management  University of Pennsylvania 
Secondary Education  Harvard University 
University of Pennsylvania (2) 
Secondary Science Education University of Pennsylvania
Theoretical Evolutionary Genetics Harvard University
Veterinary Medicine  Cornell University (3)
Tufts University (2)
University of CA - Davis 
University of Florida (2)
University of London
University of Pennsylvania (9) 
Zoology Arizona State University 

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