Why Study English

Did you know that?

• 96% of English degree holders would major or minor in English again.
• 87% of English and other humanities degree holders report high levels of job satisfaction.
with rates that match or exceed nearly every other field.
• Nearly 60% of humanities majors have jobs that involve managing or supervising.
• The median salary and employment rates of English degree holders are comparable to
or exceed other sought-after degrees including psychology, legal studies,
communications, and neuroscience.

Graduate School Placements for UM English Students

• University of Edinburgh
• Indiana University
• University of Arizona
• University of Massachusetts—Amherst
• University of Nebraska—Lincoln
• University of Alabama Law School
• Washington and Lee School of Law
• University of Oregon

Careers for UM English Alumni

• Assistant Professor of English, New York University
• Director of content and strategy at The Foundry at Dotdash Meredith (largest digital and
  print publisher in America)
• Attorney, Hughes & Scalise Law Firm
• Copy editor, People Magazine
• Corporate Strategist, Toyota
• Filmmaker (winner of prestigious Tribeca Film Festival Jury Prize)
• Digital Producer, CBS 42
• Professor of Digital Rhetoric, University of Rhode Island
• Medical Librarian, University of Alabama at Birmingham
• Children’s Therapist at Alabama Child & Adolescent Counseling
• Communication Manager, Cahaba River Society
• Teacher, Alabaster City Schools