What kind of jobs can a Communications major get after graduation?

What kind of jobs can a Communications major get after graduation?




The better question might be "what jobs can't a Communications major get?"

Consider this: we communicate with people on so many different levels, in so many different ways, mediums, and scales every day, all day.  Communicating with others--verbally and written--is how we get along in the world.  So, it's likely that your Communications degree could take you to any job you want to be in because no matter the job, communicating effectively and clearly is always in high demand. (Hmmm... maybe those crazy professors who make you write a lot and/or present in front of the class are on the something.  Hmmm.)


While some undergraduate degrees may lead to very specific post-graduation jobs (e.g. an Electrical Engineering major is likely going to become an Electrical engineer as opposed to say a rodeo clown, unless he/she really had a lifelong dream of being a rodeo clown), other degrees can lead to many options.

Of course, when people think of Communications majors, the first thought is journalism--print, electronic or television, so if you wanted to pursue that, you could become a reporter, copy writer, or editor.

But the options for jobs don't end there.

For instance, if you wanted to work in Advertising, you could become a media planner, copy writer, media sales representative, among other things.

If you wanted to work in business, you could become a newsletter editor, public information officer, or human resources manager, etc.

If you wanted to work in Communications education, you could become a drama instructor or director, an audiovisual specialist, speech instructor, among other things.
If you wanted to teach at the college level, you could pursue a higher degree in Communications and then teach the same classes you might be taking right now.

And these are just a few fields that are available.  There are tons more listed on this website, or this one, or this one.

And most websites (especially ones for colleges) often tell you what you can do with your degree.

But how about this website that actually tells what people with Communications degrees actually did do and/or are currently still doing.  Plus, I know someone who is currently a morning show producer for a radio show in the D.C. area; her degree was Mass Communications.  Just a few short years ago, she was a lowly paid intern; now, she's a producer.

A Communications degree can literally get you into any field you might consider.

Q: So, what job can you get with a Communications degree?
A: Virtually anything you might think of that relates to communicating with others.

Congrats on picking such a versatile major!

Prof. Chatterbox


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