{"id":18902,"date":"2017-09-19T08:43:19","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T13:43:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=18902"},"modified":"2025-08-26T09:21:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T14:21:16","slug":"what-can-i-do-with-a-major-in","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/find-your-path\/what-can-i-do-with-a-major-in\/","title":{"rendered":"What can I do with a major or concentration in\u2026?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><p>The answer to \u201cWhat can I do with a major in <b>[fill in the major of your choice]<\/b>?\u201d is \u201cjust about anything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s what\u2019s so great about a liberal arts education. &nbsp;Your general education courses will give you breadth across a range of disciplines, and your major will give you depth. &nbsp;When you add the skills you\u2019re learning you will graduate with a foundation that can support many different 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