What can I do with a Degree in English?

Graduates from Manchester University can look forward to careers as entrepreneurs, working within small businesses, and joining larger corporations and nonprofits groups as:

• Authors
• Professor or University President
• Admissions Counselor
• Attorney, Lawyer
• Editor and Copy Editor
• Grant Writer
• Insurance Agent
• Journalist. Magazine. Newspaper. Digital. Broadcast. 
• Library Director and Librarian
• Paralegals 
• Professor (e.g. even internationally: film studies in S. Korea) 
• Public Relations Coordinator 
• Social Media Coordinator 
• Teachers: ELA, TESOL, public, private schools. On reservation.  
• Web Content Manager  

Program Highlights

• The Oak Leaves, Manchester’s award-winning University newspaper, gives students valuable experience in all facets of journalism, including writing, copy editing, photography, advertising, business and newspaper design.
• Spectrum, Manchester's arts and literary magazine, provides students, faculty and staff with an opportunity for artistic expression through poetry, essays, short stories, artwork, and photography. Published every spring, this magazine gives students experience in working with an editorial team to select entries and design the publication.
• Students who study journalism or professional and creative writing complete an internship with a publication or professional organization; TESOL minors complete a practicum in teaching English to speakers of other languages.
• All Manchester students have access to The Writing Center, which provides support for students at all levels. Students are tutored to improve their writing by thinking critically about their work and focusing on development, clarity, organization, grammar and citation. English majors often work as writing consultants.