With their versatile skills grounded in sharp writing and clear-eyed analysis, English majors and minors go into a variety of careers after they graduate. A degree in English offers a broad set of career options, including fulfilling work in fields such as education, management, business operations, media, finance, law, arts, entertainment, sales, sports, and health care, among others. Career services offers current listings of jobs and internships in arts, media, and communications.
Curious about career options? Watch our video.
Catching up with COO and English Major David Corts
How Literary Reading and Expository Writing Helped Corts become a Successful Entrepreneur
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From English to MD: Carolyn Thompson
The English-student-to-physician pathway is less rare than one might think—medicine, after all, is highly creative.
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English Major to Corporate Lawyer: Jasmine Johnson’s Career Path
Jasmine Johnson was advised by practicing attorneys to become an English major, and it was perfect for her.
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Monica Brashears: From English Major to Novelist
Monica Brashears’ debut novel, House of Cotton, comes out this April.
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English Alum Camille Renshaw’s Path from Literature to Real Estate
A background in English has been a key to this CEO’s competitive edge.
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MLB Player and English Major R.A. Dickey Talks about Why English Was His Choice
Dickey says the ability to communicate well leads to success, and it’s a skill he says he got from his time spent as an English major at The University of Tennessee.
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English Major to Teen Vogue: Claire Dodson’s Career Path
“English is making you a better writer and making you a better person in the world that thinks critically about things”
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English Major to Sleep Medicine: Dr. Leigh Ball’s Career Path
Dr. Leigh Ball uses her English degree to improve patient care.
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English Major to Business: Sarah Rainey’s Career Path
Sarah Rainey uses skills she learned in her English courses to thrive in different business sectors.
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With a Little Help from My Friends
Nowadays, $5 won’t get you much—let alone change someone’s life. But Keith Taylor (’98) and his Modest Needs Foundation beg to differ.
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A Matter of Character Analysis
English classes, Hall believes, “teach you how to think” rather than “what to think.”
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Law Professor Jason Smith’s Beginnings as a UT English Major
“Attorneys are storytellers”: Smith shares four ways English is an advantageous precursor to law and education
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In the links above, we caught up with a few of our alumni, who tell us about their paths after their studies in English here at Tennessee. Their stories are among those of thousands of English Vol graduates who have gone on to rewarding careers in various avenues of life.
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