What careers do American Studies graduates choose?
The inter-disciplinary nature of the degree offers a wide choice of career paths and there are American Studies graduates working in fields as diverse as acting, travel and speech therapy. A large number go on to gain post-graduate qualifications. After academia, the most popular choices are management training, journalism and the media. Teaching is the next most favoured career of American Studies graduates, then a broad variety of professions, ranging from the Civil Service, accountancy and banking, to film production. Information technology, advertising, publishing and librarianship are all careers chosen by American Studies graduates.
It's also worth checking out this excellent article from the Guardian newspaper:
What to do with a degree in American Studies?
The inter-disciplinary nature of the degree offers a wide choice of career paths and there are American Studies graduates working in fields as diverse as acting, travel and speech therapy. A large number go on to gain post-graduate qualifications. After academia, the most popular choices are management training, journalism and the media. Teaching is the next most favoured career of American Studies graduates, then a broad variety of professions, ranging from the Civil Service, accountancy and banking, to film production. Information technology, advertising, publishing and librarianship are all careers chosen by American Studies graduates.
It's also worth checking out this excellent article from the Guardian newspaper:
What to do with a degree in American Studies?
