A few years ago, we sent a questionnaire out to all our graduates asking, among other questions, information about employment. We wanted to be able to report to our prospective majors not only what can be done with the American Studies degree, but what has been done by students who chose one of the most liberal majors in the liberal arts. Our graduates teach English or social studies and work for advertising agencies and public relations firms. They are librarians, supervisors, computer programmers, screenwriters, paralegals, social workers, corporate consultants, political campaign coordinators, urban planners, administrative assistants, and old-fashioned entrepreneurs. They hold supervisory and management positions in manufacturing, in finance, and in marketing.
Several graduates own their own companies.
It is possible, of course, to increase your marketability even more by picking up computer skills along the way, or by selecting appropriate business courses as electives.