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:
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Academic Advisor
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Communications Advisor
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Customer Service Representative
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Director of Marketing and Communications
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Freelance Writer and Editor
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Librarian
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Medical Underwriter
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Professor
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Proposal Specialist
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Researcher
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Senior Product Manager
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Software Developer
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Teacher
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Technical Writer
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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
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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)
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School boards (London District Catholic School Board, Peel District School Board, Toronto District School Board, Waterloo Region District School Board)
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Self-employed
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Sunlife Financial Inc
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Employment location for English MA graduates
Ontario, 83.5%
Quebec, 1.7%
USA, 5.1%
Western Canada (Alberta and British Columbia), 5.1%
Asia (China and Iraq), 1.1%
Belgium, 0.6%
Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island), 1.7%
Manitoba, 0.6%
Career outcomes for English MA graduates by industry
Educational Services (professor, teacher, communications and marketing specialist, writing mentor), 50%
Financial Services (social media strategist, senior product manager, vice president of global editorial and publishing), 4%
For-profit Organization (senior proposal specialist, content coordinator, consultant, freelance writer and editor), 22.2%
Government (communications officer, human capital planning lead), 2.3%
Information and Technology Services (technical writer, communications specialist, software engineer), 3.4%
Legal Services (legal associates, proposal manager), 3.4%
Non-profit Organization (grant writer, researcher, manager), 4.5%
Computer Software Services (technical writer, marketing manager, user experience designer), 10.2%
Mean salary by industry for English MA graduates
Computer Software Services, $92,400
Educational Services, $75,500
Financial Services, $85,700
For-profit Organization, $62,600
Government, $88,800
Information and Technology Services, $79,300
Legal Services, $112,700
Non-profit Organization, $74,500
Median salary by industry for English MA graduates
Computer Software Services, $77,700
Educational Services, $70,000
Financial Services, $82,000
For-profit Organization, $52,400
Government, $88,900
Information and Technology Services, $75,900
Legal Services, $104,600
Non-profit Organization, $62,400