Careers for students minoring in American Studies vary greatly and depend on the interests and goals of the individual student. The program offers important skills necessary to do professional work in any field. The types of careers are endless, but here are some of the diverse ways in which American Studies students have used their skills:

• Account Executive
• Campaign Consultant
• City Planner
• Community Administrator
• Copy Editor
• Cultural Attaché for the United States Diplomatic Service
• Curator
• Director of Communications for the National Council on the Aging
• Director of Residential Services for Association for Retarded Citizens
• Executive Assistant
• Historian for the National Parks Service
• Human Resources Generalist
• Independent Film Producer
• Information Analyst
• Magazine, Managing Editor
• Paralegal
• Professor of American Studies
• Senior Underwriting Consultant
• Special Projects Coordinator for a Youth Symphony Orchestra
• State Justice Supreme Court
• Teaching