Liberal arts
Create a strong foundation for a career that may require additional higher education but will pay off in satisfaction and salary.
These programs start your pathway to careers in communication, English, humanities, psychology, sociology, technical communications and transfer programs with more than 40 colleges and universities.
Our transfer agreements will help you move smoothly – and affordably – from an associate degree to a baccalaureate program. Learn more at starkstate.edu/transfer.
Critical skills and abilities
- active listening
- critical thinking
- oral and written communication
- reading comprehension
Technical skills and knowledge
- communications and media
- computers and electronics
- customer and personal service
- English language
Exploratory major
If you know this career community is the right fit for you but you’re unsure of your major, choose the liberal arts exploratory major to get started in the right direction. Your first 15 credit hours are applicable to all majors within this career community and you’ll get the experience to know which major is right for you. See admissions to apply.
If you are unsure if this Career Community is right for you, connect with career services to explore your options.
Consider these and other careers
| Job title/description | Canton/Akron entry-level annual earnings | Canton/Akron average annual earnings |
|---|---|---|
| editor plan, review and revise content for publication | $24,361 | $62,234 |
| educator teach students at the elementary, middle or secondary school level | $45,856 | $70,858 |
| market research analyst and marketing specialist research conditions in local, regional, national or online markets; gather information to determine potential sales of a product or service, or plan a marketing or advertising campaign; may gather information on competitors, prices, sales and methods of marketing and distribution; may employ search marketing tactics, analyze web metrics and develop recommendations to increase search engine ranking and visibility to target markets | $35,483 | $70,608 |
| proofreader and copy marker read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical or compositional errors; excludes workers whose primary duty is editing copy; includes proofreaders of braille | $21,444 | $44,006 |
| public relations specialist promote or create an intended public image for individuals, groups or organizations; may write or select material for release to various communications media; may specialize in using social media | $33,878 | $71,721 |
| social science research assistant assist social scientists in laboratory, survey and other social science research; may help prepare findings for publication and assist in laboratory analysis, quality control or data management | $23,525 | $43,855 |
| statistical assistant compile and compute data according to statistical formulas; analyze operational or research data for various use cases; assess data for completeness and accuracy | $27,280 | $49,563 |
| writer and author originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements and other material | $5,640 | $56,489 |
| Careers represented may require further education; an advisor will help you determine your pathway. source: Team NEO (Lightcast Data 2024) |
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