Careers
In the English program at USF, you develop skills that make you desirable to employers and to graduate programs.
Because our program is a blend of textual study, creative production, and social engagement, you learn to change the world in whatever job you do. We prepare you to be a close reader, deep thinker, imaginative creator, generous collaborator, thoughtful researcher, and clear communicator — all traits that employers are looking for.
Did you know that English majors are employed at the same rates as most other majors, and that humanities majors report greater job satisfaction than many other fields? USF graduates’ income 10 years after starting college is 66 percent higher than the income for graduates from other four-year schools nationwide.
I found my first writing community within the English Department. At USF, I was able to receive mentorship from some of the best writers in the country. Their guidance helped me prepare for my post-USF life of graduate school, teaching, and publishing."
Alex Casey ’16 Author of Permanent Jet Lag
Internships
Get hands-on work experience in the city. Check out where our students have held internships most recently.
Marissa Jasso '18
Product Manager, Salesforce
Creatively Craft Your Story
Storytelling is everything - it’s how you advocate for your product, your vision, and even your own career. Having the creativity to see it, the discipline to craft it well, and the boldness to proudly tell it has allowed me to thrive in the tech industry."
Marissa Jasso '18
Product Manager, Salesforce
Employers
USF English majors land jobs in a whole range of fields, all over the country and the world. Here are just some of the places at which they work:
- AirBnB, Community Organizer
- Amazon Publishing/Thomas & Mercer, Acquisitions Editor
- Apple, Quality Analyst
- Blasting News, Journalist
- Business-Software.com, Editor, Writer, and UX Designer
- Gap, Copywriter
- IMG, Literary Agent
- Rain Taxi Review of Books, Book Critic
- Seattle Humane, Content Creator
- Shippensburg University, Professor
- SpaceWorks, Communications Manager
- T Brand Services/The New York Times, Director of Content Strategy
- Trinity Ventures, Director of Marketing
- Teach for America, Teacher
- UPBrand Collaborative, Writer
- Updater, Digital Content Manager
- YouTube, Associate Partner Account Manager
- and many others
Melitza Ortega '23
Law Student, USF Law
Pursue Graduate School
I've always known I wanted to go to law school and was advised by multiple mentors that a degree in English was one of the best avenues for developing a strong skillset of reading comprehension, writing, and critical analysis — all of which are vital for a law career."
Melitza Ortega '23
Law Student, USF Law
Graduate Schools
Many USF English majors go on to graduate school. Here are just some of the programs they’ve attended:
- Boalt (UC-Berkeley) Law School, JD
- Brown University, PhD English
- Columbia University, MFA
- New York University, MFA
- San Jose State University, MA Library and Information Science
- Santa Clara University, MA International Education
- Sorbonne, MA Comparative Literature
- Stanford, MA East Asian Studies
- University of California-Santa Barbara, PhD Comparative Literatur
- University College London, MA Comparative Literature
- University of Chicago, MA Humanities
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MFA
- University of San Francisco, MFA
- University of Southern California, PhD English
- Washington University, St. Louis, MFA Creative Writing
- and many others