Careers in English
Why is an English Degree Useful?
According to Burning Glass and Strada Institute for the Future of Work (one of the nation’s largest student loan guarantors), 43% of college graduates are underemployed. However, literature majors were among the most employed after five years, following STEM majors. See this Forbes article for the details. A degree in literature surpassed Business, Health Professionals, Education, and Psychology in employment.
What can you do with an English major?
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Alumni Contacts
Professional alumni ready and willing to engage current or prospective Benedictine College students. If you want to get in touch with any of them, just contact us.
| Name | Benedictine Degree | Post-College Career |
| Ean Henninger | English and Spanish (2012) | University of British Columbia’s School of Library, Archival and Information Science |
| Kelsey Perry | English and Journalism (2012) | Associate editor at Group Publishing in Loveland, Colorado (Christian publisher) |
| Blaise Hockel | English (2014) | Literature teacher at Kolbe Academy in Napa, CA, and Master’s student at the University of Indiana |
| Evan Bradfield | English and Secondary Education (2015) | Teaching at St. James Academy (Lenexa, KS) |
| Kathryn Brown | English (2015) | Wyandotte Pregnancy Clinic |
| Anne Marie Koppes | English and Sociology (2015) | Cumulus Media |
| Melissa Dawn Conway | English and Secondary Education (2015) | English Language Arts teacher (6th-8th grade), Sacred Heart Cathedral Catholic School, Dodge City, KS. |
| Laura Romaine | English and Education (2016) | Pursuing a Ph.D. in English at the University of Michigan |
| Marie Loew | English and Education (2016) | English teacher at Kentridge high school in Kent, WA |
| Rob O’Keefe | English and Secondary Education (2016) | Pursuing Grad studies in English at UMSL, and teaching at North County Senior High in Bonne Terre, MO |
| Michaela Kinyon | English and Secondary Education (2016) | Getting a Master’s Degree at Emporia State University, and teaching at Troy High School (Kansas) |
| Liana (D’Aquila) Speer | English (2017) | Corporate Training |