Career outcomes for English MA graduates

The information on this page was extracted from raw data collected from LinkedIn in early 2022 by the University of Waterloo’s Alumni Relations office. The visualizations and lists represent the careers of alumni who graduated between 2002 and 2021. The salary amounts have been extrapolated based on relevant submissions to Glassdoor.

Roles held by English MA graduates: 

  • Academic Advisor

  • Communications Advisor

  • Customer Service Representative

  • Director of Marketing and Communications

  • Freelance Writer and Editor

  • Librarian

  • Medical Underwriter

  • Professor

  • Proposal Specialist

  • Researcher

  • Senior Product Manager

  • Software Developer

  • Teacher

  • Technical Writer

  • User Interface/User Experience Designer

 

Employers of English MA graduates: 

  • Blackberry Limited
  • BMO Financial Group
  • Canadian Heritage
  • D2L Inc
  • Facebook Inc/Meta
  • Government of Alberta
  • Microsoft
  • Ontario Ministry of the Attorney General

  • Post-secondary institutions (Conestoga College, Fanshawe College, McMaster University, Northwestern University, University of Guelph, University of Nebraska, University of Toronto, University of Waterloo, Wilfred Laurier University, York University)

  • School boards (London District Catholic School Board, Peel District School Board, Toronto District School Board, Waterloo Region District School Board)

  • Self-employed

  • Sunlife Financial Inc

  • TELUS

 

Employment location for English MA graduates

English language and literature graph by employment location

 
teal Ontario, 83.5%
light purple Quebec, 1.7%
pink USA, 5.1%
blue Western Canada (Alberta and British Columbia), 5.1%
light orange Asia (China and Iraq), 1.1%
light blue Belgium, 0.6%
dark purple Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), 1.7%
dark green Manitoba, 0.6%
dark orange Nunavut, 0.6%
 

Career outcomes for English MA graduates by industry 

career outcomes for graduates in English language and literature master's programs by industry pie graph

light blue Educational Services (professor, teacher, communications and marketing specialist, writing mentor), 50%

dark purple Financial Services (social media strategist, senior product manager, vice president of global editorial and publishing), 4%

dark green For-profit Organization (senior proposal specialist, content coordinator, consultant, freelance writer and editor), 22.2%

dark orange Government (communications officer, human capital planning lead), 2.3%

teal Information and Technology Services (technical writer, communications specialist, software engineer), 3.4%

light purple Legal Services (legal associates, proposal manager), 3.4%

pink Non-profit Organization (grant writer, researcher, manager), 4.5%

light orange Computer Software Services (technical writer, marketing manager, user experience designer), 10.2%

 

Mean salary by industry for English MA graduates

mean salary by industry for graduates in English language and literature master's programs

light orange Computer Software Services, $92,400

light blue Educational Services, $75,500

dark purple Financial Services, $85,700

dark green For-profit Organization, $62,600

dark orange Government, $88,800

teal Information and Technology Services, $79,300

light purple Legal Services, $112,700

pink Non-profit Organization, $74,500




 
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 Median salary by industry for English MA graduates

median salary by industry for graduates in English language and literature master's programs

light orange Computer Software Services, $77,700

light blue Educational Services, $70,000

dark purple Financial Services, $82,000

dark green For-profit Organization, $52,400

dark orange Government, $88,900

teal Information and Technology Services, $75,900

light purple Legal Services, $104,600

pink Non-profit Organization, $62,400


 

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