The excellent oral and written communication skills, advanced research skills and critical thinking skills that an MA in English cultivates are highly valued by employers, and this credential is recognised as a career-advancing asset within the education, culture, media and knowledge industries. Graduates have progressed to teaching, writing, editing, publishing and broadcasting, as well as further academic research (e.g. PhDs). A qualification like this might alternatively lead you to a future career in marketing, sales, arts administration, IT, public relations or human resources.