Professional Associations are a great resource for students. They provide publications, networking opportunities, career resources, and much more. Joining a professional organization shows employers that you are truly interested in becoming involved in that profession. Most professional associations offer student membership at a reduced rate. Please use the links below to find information about each association and their membership benefits.
Business
Communications
Computer Science and Math
Psychology and Counseling
Science and Healthcare
Social Science/English/Education
BUSINESS
The National Society of Accountants
Check out the Society's "just for students" section for information about accounting careers and scholarship opportunities.
The New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants
Student Membership rate: $10/year
The American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
Student Membership rate: $35/year
The American Finance Association
Student Membership rate: $10/year. An online-only membership is free for students.
Financial Management Association International (FMA)
No discount available for student membership, but lots of information available online.
The Association for Financial Professionals
Students that are already members of qualified, related professional associations may join for free. Refer to the membership page for more details.
The Academy of International Business
Student Membership rate: $50/year
The American Marketing Association
Student Membership rate: $42/year for a collegiate membership, available only to current full-time students that are not working full-time.. Includes a subscription to Marketing News (8 issues/year).
The American Management Association
Student Membership rate: $95/year
Refer to the student page for information on member benefits.
The National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA)
Student Membership rate: $25/year
COMMUNICATIONS
New York Women in Communications
Student Membership rate: $45/year. The application fee is waived for students.
*Note: this organization is open to individuals of all genders.
Advertising Women of New York (AWNY)
Student Membership Rate: $65/year for anyone under the age of 30 who is on, or planning to be on a professional/managerial track in the industry. Please refer to the Young Executive Rate.
Jersey Shore Public Relations & Advertising Association
Student Membership rate: $25/year with a copy of your student ID.
Radio-Television News Directors Association and Foundation
Student Membership rate; $65/year
Center for Communication
NO Student Membership Fee. Excellent FREE Seminars and Site Visits to Media Companies.
Public Relations Society of America
No undergraduate student memberships offered. Individuals with less than one year of PR experience may join for $115/year.
International Radio & Television Society Foundation, Inc.
Membership Rate: $50-&4 for the year, which includes complimentary attendance to at least six Q&A seminars during the year.
The Society for Professional Journalists
Check out their "Student" section.
International Festivals & Events Association
No student rates available.
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND MATH
The Association for Computing Machinery
Student Membership rate: $19/year for basic membership. Additional fees apply for extra resources. Please refer to the membership page for more details.
The American Mathematical Society
Student Membership rate: $40/year. Students must provide proof their status each year in order to obtain this rate.
The Mathematical Association of America
Student Membership rate: $30/year for undergraduates. Reduced rates also available for graduate students .
PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING
The American Psychological Association
Student Membership rate: $27/year for undergraduates.
The American Counseling Association
Student Membership rate: $85/year.
SCIENCE AND HEALTHCARE
The American Institute of Biological Sciences
Student Membership rate: $20/year for undergraduates.
The National Association of Health Services Executives
Student Membership rate: $25/year in New York State. Also check the scholarship information and the student case competition.
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Houses a list of participating societies.
The American Chemical Society
Student Affiliate rate: $68/year. Also take a look at their career center.
The American Society for Microbiology
Student Membership rate: $17/year. Review the undergraduate fellowships, conferences and travel grants, and science education network.
The American Physical Society
Student Membership rate: $28/year. Job and internship listings available
The American Academy of Physician Assistants
New Student Membership rate: $75- this is a one-time fee for the duration of your studies and expires four months after you graduate.
The National Council of the State Boards of Nursing
The NCSBN is a not-for-profit organization whose membership comprises the boards of nursing in the 50 states.
Professional Associations in Biology Worldwide
Take a look at this list of professional associations and see which might be right for you.
SOCIAL SCIENCE/ENGLISH/EDUCATION
The Society for Applied Anthropology
Student Membership rate: $30/year. See also the publications resource.
The American Sociological Association
Student Membership rate: $18/year. View the job bank, student forum, and journals.
The Modern Language Association
Student Membership rate: $20/year for graduate students.
The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages
Student Membership rate: $25/year. One-year membership for new teachers: $50.
The American Association for Employment in Education
Student Membership rate: not available, but still check out the website for great resources.
The American Philosophical Association
Student Associate Membership rate: $35/year.
The American Political Science Association
Student Membership rate: $40/year
Society for Economic Anthropology
Student Membership rate: ranges from $10-$30, depending on the type of membership selected.
The society is a group of anthropologists, economists and other scholars.