Career Opportunities in International Studies

International Studies majors graduate with an abundance of transferable knowledge, skills, and experience that are highly employable in a variety of businesses, government agencies, non-profit organizations, institutions, and programs that understand the value of diversity and are committed to contributing to the health and well being of society. These include such areas as social betterment organizational management, leadership, and advocacy; humanitarian relief; refugee assistance; research analyst for organizations and institutions that focus on barriers to and support for development, democracy, human rights, and environmental restoration, preservation, and protection; international cultural ambassadorship and cultural affairs; international journalism, reporting, communications; global business affairs; civil rights and legal aid/advocacy.

We encourage students to double-major in International Studies and one of the other majors degrees in the School of World Studies: Anthropology, Foreign Languages or Religious Studies, as doing so strengthens their cumulative knowledge, experience, academic record and resume for success in whatever path they choose after graduation.

Bachelor Level Job Titles

• Administrative Assistant
• Blogger/Vlogger
• Event Planner
• Flight Attendant
• Health Systems Front Desk Specialist
• Office Manager
• Reporter
• Social and Human Services Assistant
• Social Media Manager
• User Experience (UX) Researcher
• Web Content Manager

Graduate and Professional Level Job Titles

• Diplomat
• Foreign Affairs Specialist
• International School Administrator
• Producer

Professional Associations and Resources

• Disaster Relief Agencies
• Foreign Service Officer
• Global Development Jobs
• International Nonprofit Jobs & Internships
• International Studies Association
• United Nations Jobs

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