98% Success Rate
Percentage of our 2021 graduates who are either employed or enrolled in a graduate program six months after graduation.
iQ, Quinnipiac University’s holistic approach to career development and experiential learning, surrounds every individual with a personalized plan that maximizes their time at Quinnipiac — the top-ranked university for getting a job after graduation.
Our Career and Experiential Learning Lab empowers students to explore new career paths and discover amazing internships and job opportunities. With the help of our career advisers, students will leverage Handshake's comprehensive suite of features to navigate the job market and design a career path that aligns with their interests and aspirations.
With an abundance of career-focused information and resources, the career advisers within the School of Health Sciences support students as they expand their professional networks and attract the attention of prestigious employers.
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We take your professional development seriously. Our faculty members tailor their approach to your particular interests and career goals and work extensively to boost your confidence, help you gain new skills, and make the vital connections you need to thrive in today’s quickly evolving healthcare marketplace. Our career development office involves backing up real-world experience with an endless stream of resources from interview preparation and graduate school guidance to clinical placement assistance.
The Career Development Office offers the following resources:
For many of our majors, clinical and internship placements represent the most crucial aspect of their career development.
Thanks to our deep network of partnerships, our students complete clinicals in some of the most reputable hospitals, medical centers, nursing homes and extended-care facilities in the country. Some of our clinical partners include:
Baylor University, Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Gaylord Hospital, Wallingford, Connecticut
Hartford Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York
Reliant Medical Group, Worcester, Massachusetts
UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
Whether you’re a future physician assistant, occupational therapist or biomedical scientist, we provide many opportunities for you to use your clinical skills for the health and healing of communities both at home and around the globe.
From volunteering and research opportunities to our on-campus clinics and global engagement programs, you’ll have the chance to practice what you learn — and make a positive impact while you do it.
Some of these opportunities include:
Avg. Salary: $124,000 / MHS – Cardiovascular Perfusion
Cardiovascular perfusionists operate extracorporeal circulation equipment, such as the heart-lung machine, during an open-heart surgery or any other medical procedure where it is necessary to artificially support or temporarily replace a patient’s circulatory or respiratory function.
Avg. Salary: $74,320 / BS – Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Clinical laboratory technologists and clinical laboratory technicians collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and other substances. Examples of career paths are immunology technologists, microbiology technologists or molecular biology technologists.
Avg. Salary: $84,950 / MOT (Occupational Therapy)
Occupational therapists help injured, ill and disabled patients develop, recover and improve, as well as maintain the skills needed for daily living and working.
Avg. Salary: $69,000 / MHS – Pathologists’ Assistant
Working under the supervision of a pathologist, a pathologists’ assistant examines, dissects and processes tissue samples. These highly trained health professionals may perform forensic and hospital autopsies, while others conduct surgery on specimens for diagnoses.
Avg. Salary: $112,260 / Dual-Degree BS/Master’s Physician Assistant
Physician assistants, also known as PAs, practice medicine on teams with physicians, surgeons and other health care workers. They examine, diagnose and treat patients.
Avg. Salary: $89,440 / Entry-Level DPT (Physical Therapy)
Physical therapists help injured or ill people improve movement and manage pain. They are an important part of preventive care, rehabilitation and treatment for patients with chronic conditions, illnesses or injuries.
Avg. Salary: $58,470 / MSW – Social Work
Social workers in this discipline provide families, individuals and groups with psychosocial support to help them cope with acute, chronic or terminal illnesses. These professionals provide patient education and counseling and refer clients to other services.
Avg. Salary: $74,320 / BS – Diagnostic Medical Sonography
Diagnostic medical sonographers operate special imaging equipment to create images or conduct tests that help physicians assess and diagnose medical conditions. Sonographers and technologists work alongside physicians and surgeons before, during and after procedures.
Avg. Salary: $69,318 / BS – Athletic Training
Sports medicine directors oversee standards of care performed by medical staff at the sports medicine clinic. They also direct and oversee health center operations, strategic planning, policies and procedures. Other responsibilities include managing operating budgets and other administrative duties, and overseeing orthopedic supplies and medical equipment.
Our alumni train elite athletes, engage in important health and environmental research and are vital members of caregiving teams and health care providers in hospitals, clinics, schools and other settings all over the country and the world.
Our alumni enjoy careers with a variety of employers or pursue advanced degrees at prestigious universities.
Amity Physical Therapy
Boston Children's Hospital
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Bristol Myers Squibb
Cedars Sinai
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Labcorp
Massachusetts General Hospital
Moderna
New York Giants Football Team
Northwell Health
Precision Medical Products
St. Mary’s Hospital
St. Vincent’s Medical Center
The Hamptons Center for Rehabilitation and Nursing
University of Maryland Medical Center
Walgreens Pharmacy
Yale New Haven Health
Binghamton University
Boston University
Columbia University
Drexel University
Duke University
Fordham University
New York University
Hofstra University
Northeastern University
Quinnipiac University
Rutgers University
Seton Hall University
Syracuse University
Tufts University
Yale University
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