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Your liberal arts degree—and the Core Career Competencies you build through it—can lead to a diverse range of career paths in a wide variety of career fields.
Here you’ll find the most common broad career fields CLA graduates pursue and learn about some of the career possibilities that exist for you as a liberal arts student.
On each Career Field webpage below you’ll find:
- General career information
- Job titles and descriptions
- Internship examples and tips for how to gain experience in the field
- Job and internship search advice
- Tips on how to build a network
- Advice from employers
CLA Career Fields
Arts & Performance
Performance, Entertainment, Arts Administration & Curation, Fine Arts
Business
Consulting, Marketing, Human Resources, Entrepreneurship, Insurance & Financial Services, Investments and Capital, Markets, Supply Chain and Operations, Sales & Customer Experience, Accounting, International Business
Communications & Media
Advertising, Public Relations, Journalism, Publishing, Writing, Editing, Internal Communications, Radio and Podcasting, Film and Television, Strategic Communications
Computer, Technology, & Data
Information Technology and Tech Consulting, Data Science & Analytics, Cyber Security, GIS & Cartography, Programming, Computer Networking, Software and Web Development, User Experience/Interface
Education
K-12, Higher Education, Adult & Continuing Ed, Library Services, Other Education
Environment, Natural Resources, & Sustainability *coming soon*
Environmental Services, Agriculture, Forestry, Natural Resource Management, Renewable Energy
Exploring Students
Undecided on a major or career path? You're not alone! Many people feel this way. The good news is, you do not have to know the answer to that question to make progress toward your goals.
Government & International Affairs
Government Intelligence, Lobbying, Politics, Local, Federal, & State Government, Foreign Policy & Diplomacy, Defense
Health
Health Administration, Public Health, Healthcare, Nutrition
Human & Community Service
NGOs, Social Work, Counseling, Social Services, Human Services, Advocacy, Religiously-Affiliated Organizations, Nonprofit
Law & Justice *coming soon*
Legal Services, Law Enforcement, Advocacy
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