English
Career Opportunities for English Majors
What can English majors do? English as a major helps students develop versatile skills useful in many career fields.
Obvious choices for students after earning an English degree are teaching, graduate school, or writing, but English majors excel in many areas.
The kinds of text analysis, writing, and thinking English majors specialize in enhance their creativity, their understanding of human motivation, and their ability to present clear and logical arguments.
Because English majors have learned how to write, analyze material, communicate effectively, and successfully solve problems, they work in creative and technical writing, editing, financial services, government work, marketing, medicine, non-profit organizations, program management, public relations, publishing, reporting, research, social work and as well as in the cultural, entertainment, and communications industries.
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