A liberal arts education prepares you for the challenges of a changing and unpredictable world, equipping you with the skills to communicate, debate, solve problems and think critically. Here's a sampling of careers paths for American studies majors.
First Jobs
- English teacher, Thessaloniki, Greece
- Humanities teaching fellow, Culver, Indiana
- Kenan-Lewis fellow, Woodberry Forest School, Orange, Virginia
Careers
- Executive editor, Time Magazine
- Senior manager, Business Operations, Dell Technologies
- Senior producer, NPR’s Jazz Night in America
- Artistic advisor, Penumbra Theater
- Digital curator, Smithsonian Institution Archives
- Behavioral social scientist, the RAND Corporation
- Analyst, Federal Bureau of Investigation
- Director, wealth advisor, Klingenstein Fields Wealth Advisors
- Trial attorney, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, New Orleans
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