What can I do with my degree?
As an English major or minor, you’ll gain skills sought by employers in myriad industries. You’ll learn how to think critically and creatively, connect the humanities with digital technologies, and express yourself clearly — and powerfully.
Where Our Alumni Work
An English degree can lead to work as a writer, editor, technical communicator, teacher, journalist, filmmaker, game producer or CEO. It can also prepare you for law or medical school, the nonprofit sector or any other field that requires an analytical and creative mind.
To give you an idea of where your degree can lead, here’s a list of job titles for some of our alumni:
- Web Manager, IBM
- Director of Strategic Partnerships, Google
- Graduate Student, Cornell University
- Reporter, The Associated Press
- Independent Documentary Filmmaker
- Attorney, U.S. Army
- Writer and Editor, SAS Institute
- English Teacher, Wake County Public School System
- Marketing Manager, Oxford University Press
- Instructional Designer, Charter Communications
- Technical Writer, Allscripts
Meet Our Alumni
Career Services
NC State’s Career Development Center offers a wide array of resources to help you plan for life after graduation.
Our college’s career identity coach and counselor can assist you in exploring majors and careers, writing or polishing your résumé, finding an internship or job, preparing for graduate school or participating in a mock interview.