Careers and Advanced Degrees
Our alumni are attending competitive graduate and professional programs, or are employed in industrial, academic or health-related settings, establishing a pipeline for our incoming students.
Career Outcomes
Places where Stonehill College graduates have recently been employed include:
- AmeriCorps
- Brigham and Women’s Hospital
- Brown University, Sleep for Science Research Lab
- Caritas Good Samaritan Medical Center
- Charles River Labs
- Global Health Volunteers Program
- Harvard Medical School
- Joslin Diabetes Center
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- McLean Hospital
- New England Center for Children
- Signature Healthcare
- UMass Memorial Medical Center
Over my four years as a student at Stonehill, I was extremely fortunate to have dedicated, enthusiastic mentors guiding me and providing me with amazing opportunities to explore.
While many career options are possible with a degree in neuroscience, the primary purpose of the Neuroscience program is to prepare students for graduate programs and careers in neuroscience research. The largest percentage of our alumni attend graduate school programs in neuroscience or in neuroscience-related areas. The B.A. degree program in Health Science is recommended for those students with career interests in allied health professions.
Pursuit of Advanced Degrees
- Imaging technician
- EEG Technician
- Science Educator
- Physician’s Assistant
With an M.D. students may specialize in any field including Neurology or Psychiatry. Alternatively, students may pursue graduate school in:
- Neuroscience
- Biology
- Biochemistry
- Biotechnology
- Pharmacology
- Experimental Psychology
- Counseling/Clinical Psychology
- Business
- Government/Public Policy
- Public Health
With a Ph.D. an individual may become a Neuroscientist specializing in any of the following:
- Cell and Molecular Neuroscience
- Pharmacology
- Physiology
- Endocrinology
- Development
- Computer Science/Applied Mathematics
- Behavior
In addition, with a doctorate degree an individual may become a:
- Neuropathologist
- Psychologist
- Biomedical Consultant
- Scientific/Technical Writer
Furthermore, individuals may pursue faculty positions at medical, dental, pharmacy and veterinary schools as well as liberal arts and comprehensive colleges such as Stonehill.
Graduate/Professional School Studies
Places where Stonehill College graduates have recently attended a full- or part-time graduate program include:
- Boston University
- Brown University
- Dartmouth College
- Harvard University
- Johns Hopkins University
- Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Northeastern University
- Simmons College
- SUNY College of Optometry
- Temple University
- University of Chicago
- University of Connecticut
- University of Massachusetts
- University of Michigan
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Southern California
- University of Texas at Austin