What Can I Do With A Liberal Arts Major?

Career Education Resources

Excited about what you’re learning in class but want to know what jobs and career paths you can pursue with your liberal arts degree? Check out the following tools and resources.

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Career Exploration Activities

Excited about what you’re learning in class but want to know what jobs and career paths you can pursue with your liberal arts degree? Check out the following tools and resources.

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Next Steps

Connect with our Career Education Team

Kelsey Schultz (they/any)

  • Career Education Manager, College of Liberal Arts

Emma Green Green (she/her/ella)

  • Career Education Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts

Attend a Career Center Event

Upcoming Events

Career fairs, industry tours, and alumni panels

Alumni Career Stories

Read more about how our alumni apply their liberal arts degrees to their careers.

Andrea Day

Andrea Day
(English '21)

Events & Social Media Coordinator for Old Firehouse Books

Starting out as a part-time bookseller, Day now uses their degree to support the store by managing author events, coordinating communication across social media platforms, expanding their design skills, and more.

Maira Oliva

Maira Oliva
(Ethnic Studies and Sociology '22)

Project Manager for the First-Gen Near-Peer Mentoring Project

In partnership with The Access Center at CSU, Oliva pairs Spanish-speaking students in local K-12 schools with mentors and mentees who share similar experiences and backgrounds.

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Weston Jones
(Philosophy ‘21)

Law School Student with Tribal Rights Concentration

Jones is working to translate law for tribal progress as a student at the Mitchell Hamline School of Law in St. Paul, Minnesota. In addition to his J.D., Jones will seek specialty certification through the school’s Native American Law and Sovereignty Institute. He hopes to practice tribal law when he graduates.

Corinne Neustadter

Corinne Neustadter
(History and Political Science '22)

Writer for Wendover Productions

A former Blake Scholar, writer for the Collegian, the CSU libraries, and intern at EYP Architecture and Engineering firm, Neustadter is applying her college experience to create productions explaining how our world works, from travel to economics to geography to marketing and more.

"The thing I most enjoy about my job is knowing that the work I do is helping ensure every person in my community has the opportunity to receive healthcare. Being able to go into work every day and act as an advocate for people that need it the most is so rewarding.”

Meg Prekeryte (’23)

Planning & Development Associate for Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic