Career opportunities for English graduates
Your experience doesn’t stop when your degree finishes. It’s important that the skills and experiences you gain from your degree prepare you for life – including the career path you take.
We want you to feel empowered to take the subject you love and turn it into something that will help you realise your ambitions, so we’ll encourage you to think broadly about the possibilities open to you, and the networks you can form.
In the Guardian University Guide 2023, Warwick’s Career after 15 months score for English was ranked 5th in the sector.
Take a look at some of the varied roles our graduates have gone on to.
300
leading employers visit campus each year for careers fairs, employer presentations, or sector-specific events.
3rd
Warwick graduates are the third most targeted by the UK's top graduate employers.
(The Graduate Market in 2020
published by High Fliers Research Ltd.)
91%
of the 2016/17 English undergraduates went on to work, further study or both 6 months after completion.
(The HESA Destinations of Leavers
from Higher Education survey)
Hear from one of our graduates
Dedicated advice
You’ll have access to a Senior Careers Consultant within the department who offers impartial advice and guidance, together with workshops and events. Previously events have covered topics such as Understanding Assessment Centres; Careers following your English and Comparative Literary Studies Degree; Discovering Careers in the Creative Industries; Careers in Publishing and Journalism; Freelancing; and Careers in the Public Sector.