What Can You Do With a Major in Spanish?
Spanish major careers and jobs
What can you do with a major in Spanish? This major prepares graduates to succeed in a variety of careers, including education, international affairs and business. About a third of our graduates pursue further education in law, medical or graduate school.
Jobs for Spanish majors
Job prospects vary by field, but the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 22 percent increase in jobs for interpreters and translators through 2018, much higher than the average for other occupations. You'll find Marquette's Spanish majors working in the following fields:
- Multinational firms
- International banks
- Foreign service
- Teaching in the United States and abroad
- Translating and interpreting
- International news agencies
- Airlines
You'll find them in law, medical or graduate school at places such as:
- Cornell University
- Florida State University
- Georgia State University
- Harvard University
- Marquette University
- Michigan State University
- Northwestern University
- Temple University
- University of Chicago
- University of Michigan
- University of Wisconsin
- University of Florida