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Elmira College English majors are prepared not only for careers in education, publishing, and communications, but also to welcome unexpected challenges and excel under changing conditions because they are intellectually curious, eloquent, motivated,
An English Literature degree can open up a world of career opportunities.
If you love meeting new people and exploring different ideas with research, writing could be the perfect career path for you. Perhaps you’ll develop articles for a glossy magazine, become the next Mark Twain with your creativity, or become a driving force behind the scenes of a hit TV show.
Strong writers and creative minds are also highly desired in public relations and marketing as businesses look to find different ways to engage their customers.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, education is a popular route for English majors, where your ability to analyze a variety of texts and present them in an easy-to-understand way naturally transitions to the classroom, and even administration.
A recent internal study by Google found that English majors advanced more quickly through the company than Business or Engineering majors, which suggests the broad applicability of creative, critical, and communicative skills in the professional world.
projected national job growth for postsecondary teachers – a top choice for English majors – between 2021-2031 (higher than average growth)
of English majors have an advanced degree
Elmira College graduates have used their English Literature degrees in many places:
Some of the positions our alumni have held include communications assistant, media relations specialist, communications officer, director of communications, assistant executive director, senior vice president, purchasing secretary, buyer, business owner, language arts teacher, and APEX instructor.
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