What Can You Do With an English Degree?
The Possibilities Are Endless!
"English majors are exactly the people I am looking for." -Santosh Jayaram, Twitter and Google Executive, Wall Street Journal
ESL Teacher
- Travel the world as an ESL teacher!
- ESL Concentration
- We also offer an ESL with Licensure track
- Average Salary: $58,590
Technical Writer
- Some of our recent Professional Writing
and MATC students are currently
technical writers and editors for
companies like Google and Orion. - Average Salary: $79,960
Professor or
Higher Ed Admin
Higher Ed Admin
- Some of our recent graduates
are now English Professors! - Others are now in administrative
positions at universities
across the country - Professor Average Salary: $74,280
- Admin Average Salary: $99,940
Lawyer
- According to Forbes, English is
one of the top
pre-law majors. - Average Salary: $132,820
Entrepreneur
- One of our recent
African American Literature
graduates is the owner
and founder of Cafe Noir - Average Salary: $76,850
Content Creator
- Our Professional Writing Concentration
explores the fundamentals of online
content creation. - Average Salary: $132,820
Graduate School
- Explore our MA, MFA, and PhD programs
to advance your English studies - English Graduate Programs
With a Degree in English, I could be hired by...
$47,000
Memphis-Shelby County Schools*
$82,147
St. Jude
$92,092
FedEx
$59,005
LeBonheur
$54,520
International Paper
$82,824
Amazon
$61,295
State of Tennessee
Common Job Boards
For English Majors
- Choose901 - updated weekly, this job board allows you to search by tag and lists a variety of job types from tech to teaching, medical, and more - all located in Memphis, TN.
- Chronicle of Higher Education Jobs - aggregates jobs in higher education, from administrative to faculty to executive positions; also offers a number of career resources.
- Society for Technical Communication Career Center - lists industry and higher education open positions; also has a number of resources for reference checking, resume writing, LinkedIn development, and professional coaching.
- TESOL Career Center - TESOL International Association's online hub to connect English language professionals with employers around the world
- Poets and Writers - Search for jobs in education, publishing, the arts, and more in this free, frequently updated job board for writers and poets
What can you do with an
English Degree?
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Sources
- Forbes
- Roosevelt.edu
- Rollover Cards - US Bureau of Labor Statistics - Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
- Memphis-Shelby County Schools Teacher Salary Schedule, this figure is a year-one salary
- State of Tennessee
- All other data from the "With a Degree in English..." section was extracted from UofM's Stepping Blocks
- Wall Street Journal