St. Olaf English majors, equipped with the skills of careful reading, analytical thinking, and oral and written expression, go on to a variety of careers and professions. Teaching at the secondary or college level remains an important option, but for many students English is a central liberal arts major that prepares them for work in journalism, communications, public relations, business, ministry, foreign service, writing, law, or medicine.
Particular jobs held by real English majors can be found in the online career directory maintained by Career Connections (www.stolaf.edu/services/career/) at St. Olaf. Among the teachers, attorneys and physicians are these career choices:
- PR and Communications Coordinator, St. Paul Science Museum
- Report, Sports Illustrated
- Children's Librarian, Washington, D.C. Public Library
- Study Abroad Advisor, University of North Carolina
- Technical Writer, Metsys Engineering Inc.
- Fiction Writer
- Arts Reporter, National Public Radio
- Editor, Oxford University Press
- Owner/Editor/Publisher, Midwest Fly Fishing
- Medical Copy Editor, American Osteopathic Association
- Assistant Producer, Prairie Home Companion
- Foreign Service Officer, Brazil
Graduate schools attended by recent graduates
Columbia University
Oxford University
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
University of Texas
University of Toronto
University of Wisconsin
Writing and publishing programs attended by recent graduates
Cornell University
Hamline University, St. Paul
Naropa University, Colorado
New School University, New York City
University of Denver Publishing Institute
University of Houston
University of Minnesota
