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Students who have a major in Arabic, Classical Studies, French, German, Russian, and Spanish gain a wide range of skills inside and outside the classroom, equipping them to thrive in their dream careers.

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Top Industries

Where do Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures graduates excel? Navigate through the tabs below for information on the top five industries these Virginia Tech graduates work in.

$66,885

Average Salary

16

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Spanish Teacher
  • Teacher
  • ESL Teacher
  • Professor
  • Elementary School Teacher

Job-Related Skills

  • Teaching
  • Research
  • Public Speaking
  • Customer Service
  • Higher Education 

Find a Future in Education

$96,878

Average Salary

17

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Consultant
  • Software Engineer 
  • Business Manager
  • Global Implecation Manager
  • Project Manager
  • Account Executive 

Job-Related Skills

  • Leadership
  • Customer Service
  • Management 
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Public Speaking
  • Research 

Find a Future in Information Technology

$113,732

Average Salary

14

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Instructor 
  • Program Manager
  • Registered Nurse
  • Nurse Practitioner
  • Cardiac Care Unit Nurse 

Job-Related Skills

  • Leadership
  • Customer Service
  • Public Speaking
  • Research 
  • Microsoft Excel

Find a Future in Healthcare

$96,740

Average Salary

18

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Director
  • Financial Advisor 
  • Account Executive 
  • Analyst 
  • Brand Manager
  •  

Job-Related Skills

  • Leadership
  • Management
  • Strategic Planning
  • Public Speaking 
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Customer Service

Find a Future in Finance 

$77,052

Average Salary

16

Average Years of Experience

Common Job Titles

  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Business Development Officer
  • Chemist
  • City Attorney 
  • Translator 

Job-Related Skills

  • Public Speaking
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Research 
  • Customer Service 
  • Leadership

Find a Future in Government

MCLL graduates also work in these fields

Non-Profit 

  • Attorney 
  • Program Manager
  • Researcher
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Director 

Legal

  • Attorney
  • Partner
  • Public Defender
  • Buisness Writer
  • Clerk

Consulting 

  • Consultant 
  • Salesperson 
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Communications Consultant 
  • Analyst
  •  

Defense & Space

  • Analyst 
  • Instructor 
  • Consultant 
  • Deputy Director 
  • Embedded Engineer

Most Common Job Titles and Average Salaries

*Average salary of 16 years of experience

Top Employers

Top 10 Employers of MCLL Graduates and Average Salary

Employers on the Rise

Keep an eye on these employers who have been hiring more MCLL graduates in recent years.

Top Skills: Analytics, Apparel Merchandising, B2B, Brand Awareness, Business Development, Business Planning, Cashiering, Competitive Analysis, Cross-Functional Teams, Customer Insight

Top Skills: Customer Service, Facebook, International Development, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Project Management, Public Speaking, Research, Social Media, Social Networking Service

Top Skills: Autocad, Critical Thinking, Customer Service, Leadership, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Visio, Performing Arts, Public Speaking, Social Media, Spanish Language

Top Skills: Customer Service, Data Analysis, Leadership, 3D Modeling, 3D Rendering, Analysis, Autocad, Business Analysis, Business Process Management, Camtasia

Top Skills: Business Process Management, Change Management, Coaching, Compensation And Benefits, Creative Problem-Solving, Customer Service, Deferred Compensation, Employee Benefits, Employee Onboarding, Human Resource Management

Infographic highlighting AHRM graduate employment trends: Buzzuto offers the highest average salary, Belk is the top employer, Retail is the leading industry, and Customer Service is the most used skill.

Top States

Where do Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures graduates get hired? Most of our graduates stay along the East Coast, with the greatest percentage (36.1%) finding employment in the state of Virginia.

Data was collected from Steppingblocks, a data and analytics engine that provides workforce and education outcome insights on over 100 million people in the U.S.