Career Resources

Where English Can Take You

Many careers are open to students who graduate with a major in English. Medical and law schools appreciate a strong background in English. Top business executives want associates who are skilled at oral and written expression. Communications specialists in all fields require excellent analytic, research, and writing skills, as well as proficiency in digital and social media. The study of English can equip you for all of these things.

Careers for English Majors

If you plan a career in business, you may well prefer a background in business administration, but you should also be able to analyze, assimilate, and communicate a large variety of information. For this, English offers excellent preparation. (The interested student might consider the English major and the liberal arts business minor: see the General Catalog.) In short, job possibilities for the English major are almost unlimited.

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Possible Career Paths

Human Resources
Library and Information Science
Copy Writing
Advertising
Professional and Technical Writing
Digital and Broadcast Media
Systems Analysis

Public Relations
Computer Programming
Information Management Banking
Insurance (sales, claims, underwriting)
Project Designing

Graduate Success

Our graduates have become successful attorneys, ministers, journalists, researchers, communication specialists in business, health care, and non-profit sectors, specialists in library and information science, creative writers, and grant writers.

We encourage our students to visit the Career Center, the annual Career Fair, and programming by the Career Center and the Department of English about strategies for graduate school, career development, and job searches, and to talk with their academic advisor frequently about their goals upon completion of their degree.

English Alumni Spotlights

Alumni Spotlight: Nichole Mitchell ’22

Valpo alumna Nichole Mitchell ’22’s love for reading and learning manifests itself in her work as a law student. Mitchell graduated with a bachelor of arts in English with minors […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Joe Weaver ’23

Valpo alumnus Joe Weaver ’23 values authentic education, believing in “bringing your whole self” inside and outside the classroom. With a background in physical therapy and architectural drafting, he pursued […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Brooke Regier ’22 M.A.

Valpo alumna Brooke Regier ’22 M.A. falls nothing short of extraordinary in her commitment to education and learning. Regier earned a master of arts in English studies and communication from […]

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Alumni Spotlight: Madison Magiera ’19

Madison Magiera ’19 majored in English and minored in sociology with a criminology focus. During her time at Valpo, she was a member of the Chi Omega sorority, an admissions […]

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