If you are interested in getting information about career opportunities, one of the best places to begin is the HSU Career Center.

You can also discuss career options with your academic advisor. We encourage you to begin exploring your options at the beginning of your senior year! Make use of the facilities on campus and all that is offered to you while you are a HSU student.

HSU undergraduate majors in English have pursued a variety of careers. Employers are interested in graduates who can think critically and express their ideas well, both orally and in writing, people who can use technology on the job, and individuals who are aware of and sensitive to the multicultural and multilingual nature of the world. The HSU English major program ensures that you will leave with these skills. In a recent survey, our alumni described their activities in the following areas:

Business and technical writing
High school English teaching
Magazine and newspaper editing
Journalism
Radio and television
Video game development and production
English as a second language teaching
Arts administration
Attorney
Non-profit organization development

Some of our graduates have pursued graduate study (for both M.A. and Ph.D. degrees) at a number of universities including:
Indiana University
University of Washington
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Connecticut
University of Oregon
University of Maryland
Emory University
Naropa Institute (Colorado)
Notre Dame University
Ohio State University

If you think you might like to attend graduate school after attending HSU, talk to your advisor and other faculty members. Studying for a M.A. or Ph.D. degree is a serious commitment of both time and money, admissions may be highly competitive, and standards are dramatically higher. Job opportunities in higher education fluctuate dramatically, and presently there is intense competition for positions in most areas of the humanities, including English. Nonetheless, many students feel that the time spent studying literature, language and writing at an advanced level is personally rewarding, regardless of what the future may hold.