Loras College English majors enter a variety of careers after completing their degrees. Recent careers have included:

• Advertising
• General Business
• Communications
• Computer-Related Occupations
• Copywriting, Counseling
• Fundraising, Insurance
• Journalism
• Law, Library Sciences
• Management, Marketing
• Paralegal Services
• Pastoral Ministry
• Peace Corps/Mission
• Human Resources
• College Professor
• Public Relations
• Publishing, Realty
• Retail Management
• Sales Representative
• Elementary Education
• Secondary Education
• Technical Writing

Many English majors double major or minor in combination with:

• Accounting/Business
• Marketing
• Economics
• double major in English (Literature/Writing)
• Modern Foreign Language
• Politics, Publishing Minor
• Gender Studies Minor
• History
• Communication Arts (Public Relations, Journalism, Media)
• Biology
• Psychology
• Teacher Education

Recent English graduates have been admitted into the following graduate English programs:

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Marquette University
• Loras College
• University of Iowa
• Hamline University
• Winona State University
• University of Northern Iowa
• Wright State University
• Iowa State University
• Michigan State University
• University of Toledo
• Southern Illinois University
• Washington University
• Notre Dame
• Drake University

Recent English graduates have been admitted into the following graduate programs beyond English:

• University of Iowa (Law)
• Indiana University (Environmental Policy)
• University of Illinois (Social Work)
• Columbia University (Journalism)
• Harvard University (Education)
• Marquette University (History)
• St. John University (Comparative Religions)
• Hamline University (Law)
• University of Northern Iowa (History)
• University of Dallas (Education)
• National College of Education (School Psychology)
• St. Mary’s Seminary (Divinity)
• Providence College (Management)