A liberal arts education prepares you for the challenges of a changing and unpredictable world, equipping you with the skills to communicate, debate, solve problems and think critically. Here's a sampling of careers paths for religious studies majors.
First Jobs
- Teaching assistant, City Year Program, Cleveland
- Editorial, publicity and marketing, Penguin Random House
- Administrative assistant and copy editor, international durable medical equipment manufacturer
- Business consulting analyst, Nationwide Financial, Columbus, Ohio
- Research assistant, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
- Student Fulbright Award, teaching English and health/fitness training, Malaysia
- Student Fulbright Award, teacher of English and translator, Turkey
Careers
- Foreign service officer, US Department of State
- Architect & partner, SPG Architects, New York
- Senior philanthropic advisor, US Bank Charitable Services Group
- Assistant chief counsel: U.S. Immigration/Customs Enforcement
- Attorney, Monroe, LA
- Senior financial & policy analyst, Wisconsin Department of Transportation
- Senior advisor for North Asia, USDA
- Account consultant, Cardinal Health Ohio
- Managing editor, Books Division, University of Chicago Press
- Editorial producer, ABC News
- Manager, Recruiting Operations, Tableau Software
- Senior manager, Advertising & Marketing, Dassault Falcon Jet
- Rabbi, Congregation Beth Evergreen, Evergreen, Colorado
- Managing partner, Chadwick Communications, New York
- Consular officer, U.S. Department of State
- Psychologist, VA San Diego Healthcare System
- Senior consultant, Deloitte
- Associate brand manager, EJ Gallo Winery
- Professor of religious studies, University of Virginia
- Leadership talent acquisition, Accenture