Skip to main content
Wayfinder Home

Where are you headed?
The field of Education & Human Services

Major All Level Special Education

Compassionate. Organized. Attentive.

Sound like you? These are just a few personality traits found in the Education and Human Services, a career field that provides critical support to one’s community.

Skills

Show

listening; oral and written communication; community building; planning and facilitating education and training; public speaking; teamwork; counseling individuals and groups; problem solving

Occupations

Show

speech-language pathologist/audiologist, social worker, marriage or family counselor, assessment specialist, elementary/middle/high school teacher, athletic trainer/coach, chiropractor, psychologist (clinical, developmental, social), parks and recreation coordinator, registered nurse, vet technician, child care/elderly facilities manager, health educator, interpreter and translator, curriculum developer

MAJOR ≠ CAREER

Your major does not always determine your career path. Many graduates pursue careers outside their field, depending on their interests and experiences.

EXPERIENCE + DEGREE = CAREER

It’s not just your major that matters! Make yourself marketable by gaining a variety of experiences in college. Read a few inspiring stories by professionals whose experiences led to great careers.

Visit your college's career center to find out how you can turn your major into a career.

Explore degrees and career stories associated with Education & Human Services.

Use the filter to show majors, minors, certificates, or career stories. Show me relating to the field
of Education & Human Services
Major Human Dimensions Of Organization

Human Dimensions of Organizations

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

The Liberal Arts have always taught critical thinking skills and effective communication, which are crucial to [...]
Major Human Ecology

Human Ecology

Major in the College of Natural Sciences

These are broad-based degrees with greater opportunity to explore universal topics in all three human ecology [...]
Major Humanities

Humanities

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

Each applicant to the program consults with the humanities advisor to design a major consisting of [...]
Major Italian

Italian

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

Courses include studies in composition and conversation, literature and culture of all periods, and various topics [...]
Major Jewish Studies

Jewish Studies

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

As a richly diversified field, Jewish Studies has embraced a wide range of interrelated studies including [...]
Major Management

Management

Major in the McCombs School of Business

The Management major is one of the top-ranked programs in the nation by U.S. News & [...]
Annie spratt s hak2rlpj Y unsplash

Middle Eastern Studies

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

This major helps prepare students for careers in business, communication, government, information studies, law, the military [...]
Major Nutrition

Nutrition

Major in the College of Natural Sciences

Nutrition students examine the links between life science and health, behavior, education, population, culture, and economics [...]
Major Physical Culture And Sports

Physical Culture and Sports

Major in the College of Education

Examples of careers include journalistic writing, youth sport development, facilitating health promotion programs, public relations work [...]
Major Neuroscience

Psychology

Major in the College of Liberal Arts

Students learn to think creatively and critically about human behavior across gender, culture, and age, and [...]
Major Public Health

Public Health

Major in the College of Natural Sciences

To help meet workforce shortages in our state and nation, the College of Natural Sciences developed [...]
Major Public Relations

Public Relations

Major in the Moody College of Communication

In addition to educating students in theory and research, the program develops students' writing, decision-making and [...]
Load More Career Fields