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What Can I Do With an English Degree?

The academic study of English has long been a stand-in for the “useless” degree. It doesn’t teach you to prepare schematics for the building of buildings, or to configure a server, or to track levels of chemicals in a field of corn. What is does teach you, through the lens of reading, dissecting, and discussing . . .

What Can I Do With a Food Science Degree?

Krystle Dodge

The process of how food is made provides both an engrossing puzzle, a great opportunity to promote health outcomes, and a big business. Nearly every container in every grocery store comes with a compelling story. From almost completely unprocessed greens from down the street, to highly processed food products that have a shelf life of . . .

Art | College Selection | Degrees | Liberal Arts | Majors

What Can I Do With a Creative Writing Degree?

Krystle Dodge

The craft of writing is at the heart of a huge range of industries and passions. To name a few: Your favorite stories growing up Your favorite shows and movies Educational and technical materials Marketing copy Speechwriting And while many degrees are meant to help you become a better writer, none spend quite as much . . .

What Can I Do With a Criminology Degree?

Krystle Dodge

The study of crime and criminals informs and helps to define societies that work and don’t work. By studying “why” crime happens, and what leads individuals to criminal acts, we can begin to isolate and fix root causes behind maladaptive behavior. While there will always be a portion of every society that deviates from social . . .

What Can I Do With a Building Degree?

Krystle Dodge

Look around yourself. If you're within view of a window, chances are you're looking at something that was built. Not by one person, but an entire team. Many corporations and individuals that came together to construct the location you're in now. Be it a library, a coffee shop, your home, or an airport. Building degrees . . .

Career | College Selection | Degrees | Engineering | Science

What Can I Do With a Chemical Engineering Degree?

Krystle Dodge

A good engineer thinks in reverse and asks himself about the stylistic consequences of the components and systems he proposes - Helmut Jahn We're surrounded by chemicals. They exist naturally all around us, but they're also manufactured and combined in myriad ways to build products and compounds we take for granted and use regularly. The . . .

College Selection | Engineering | Grad School | Science

What Can I Do With An Architecture Degree?

Krystle Dodge

A doctor can bury his mistakes, but an architect can only advise his clients to plant vines – Frank Lloyd Wright We live in an increasingly virtual world. People are spending far more time interacting with screens than others, and the ability to create tangible, sustainable, and long-lasting projects and physical spaces is dwindling among . . .

What Can I Do With An Anthropology Degree?

Krystle Dodge

Anthropologists like to ask big questions. "Why did this civilization collapse?" "How do language barriers affect the flow of information?" or even "What makes us human?" Anthropologists have inquiring minds, big-picture thinking, attention to detail, and solid research skills. Through patient research and deep analysis, anthropologists develop insights into topics like how past cultures functioned, . . .

What Can I Do with an American Studies Degree?

Krystle Dodge

What is America? It's a nation like so many others, sure, but it's one with such a complicated and unique history, culture, and personality that you could truly spend a lifetime trying to define and understand it. As a matter of fact, some people do! American Studies is an entire academic discipline devoted to deeply . . .