What Can I Do With a Liberal Arts Major?
You can use a liberal arts education to build a strong, versatile foundation for a wide range of careers and futures. Graduates innovate and make a real impact, prepared to thrive in an ever-changing job market. Look at CSU’s alumni data, stories, and lists of jobs common for liberal arts majors.
Career Center Tools
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.
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.
Next Steps
Connect with our Career Education Team
Kelsey Schultz (they/any)
- Career Education Manager, College of Liberal Arts
Emma Green (she/her/ella)
- Career Education Coordinator, College of Liberal Arts
Attend a Career Center Event
Alumni Career Stories
Read more about how our alumni apply their liberal arts degrees to their careers.
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
(Ethnic Studies and Sociology '22)
Project Manager for the First-Gen Near-Peer Mentoring Project
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
(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.”
