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Career Opportunities for Religious Studies Majors

By nature, Liberal Arts majors make great employees in any field because of their ability to communicate effectively, think critically and solve complex problems. These timeless skills make them attractive to employers in all walks of society. Specifically though, economics majors often pursue careers as a:

  • Business (particularly international business)
  • Counseling and Social Work
  • Education
  • Journalism
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  • Medicine
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  • Museums and the arts
  • Non-profit or non-governmental organizations

When the Religious Studies major is matched with complementary minors and thoughtful internships, new possibilities arise. A few examples are:

  • Religion + Political Science minor + law school = Attorney
  • Religion + history + museum internship = Museum curator/archivist/exhibit specialist
  • Religion + Biology minor = Medical professional
  • Religion + English + publishing internship = Writer/ Publishing
  • Religion + Anthropology = Archaeologist

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In a highly competitive job market, you will need to make yourself stand out among others. Since employers prefer to hire graduating seniors who have career-related work experience, internships can be crucial to your job search.

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