Explore what Liberal Arts graduates do
A Liberal Arts degree builds transferable skills in critical thinking, communication, cultural awareness and interdisciplinary analysis. Its broad scope prepares graduates for careers across sectors including media, education, business, policy and the creative industries.
Liberal Arts graduates from Exeter commonly work in the following sectors:
- Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Business Operations and Management
- Education and Teaching
- Law and Legal Services
- Marketing, Publishing and Journalism
- Politics, Government and Public Sector
While these sectors are popular among Liberal Arts graduates, alumni from your course enter a broad range of jobs, sectors and further study, as you can see below.
Interested in career options that relate to your discipline or where your degree gives you a strong advantage? Start by exploring the relevant What can I do with an degree? page(s).
Destinations of Exeter Liberal Arts graduates
Each year, UK graduates are surveyed 15 months after finishing their degrees via the Graduate Outcomes survey.
Graduates from your discipline have entered a wide range of job roles. You can explore some recent examples below.*
Accountancy, Banking, Finance and Insurance
- Audit Associate
- Assistant Relationship Manager
- Associate Banker
- Client Relations Manager
- Underwriting Assistant
Business Analytics, Strategy and Consulting
- Account Executive
- Analyst
- Associate
- Economist
- Market Analyst
Business Operations and Management
- Allocation Analyst
- Corporate Social Responsibility Graduate
- Graduate Operations Manager
- Recruitment Consultant
- Sales Executive
Education and Teaching
- Industry Engagement Assistant
- Programme Coordinator
- Student Recruitment Operations Coordinator
- Teacher of Economics
- Teacher of English (TEFL)
Law and Legal
- HR Administrator (Law Firm)
- Junior Clerk
- Marketing Assistant (Law Firm)
- Paralegal
- Trainee Solicitor
Marketing, Publishing and Journalism
- Marketing Executive
- Product Executive
- Public Relations and Social Executive
- Trade Marketing Analyst
Politics, Government and the Public Sector
- Information Management Assistant
- Parliamentary Assistant
- Research and Events Assistant
Most employers accept applications from graduates with any degree subject, so don't restrict your thinking to the jobs listed above.
Graduates from your discipline have gone on to work for a range of employers. You can explore some recent examples below.*
- Arts Abroad
- British Army
- Civil Service
- Enterprise
- Fair-Lloyds Travel
- HM Prison and Probation Service
- Hiver Beers
- House of Commons
- Lutyens Advisory
- NFU Mutual
- National Trust
- Natural History Museum
- PwC
- Prizeshark
- Quantum-h
- Ten Lifestyle Group
- The Promotion Factory
- Thomson Reuters Foundation
- University of Exeter
- Wessex Water (YTL Group)
Graduates from your discipline have pursued various programmes of further study. You can explore some recent examples below.**
- MA Cultures and Environments of Health (Medical History and Humanities)
- MA Global Literatures and Cultures
- MA Magazine Journalism
- MA Media and Communications
- MA Social Media and Digital Marketing
- MiM (Masters in Management)
- PGCE Primary Education
- Postgraduate Diploma in Law (PGDL)
Useful resources
- Discover what matters to you in a future career using our Know Yourself page.
- Explore your career options using our Employment Sectors page.
- Consider your further study options by visiting our postgraduate study page.
- Browse Exeter alumni career paths using the University's alumni profiles database and LinkedIn's University of Exeter Alumni Tool (LinkedIn account required).
- View national graduate destinations for your discipline in the What do graduates do? report. Please note it does not cover all disciplines.
*Data is based on responses from full-time, UK-domiciled students who graduated between 2021/22 and 2022/23, as reported in the Graduate Outcomes surveys.
**Individual course titles are taken from the University of Exeter’s Career Destination Surveys (2021/22 and 2023/24).