• The Graduate Program in English offers a Master of Arts degree in English with three concentrations: one in English Education  with and without Illinois teaching licensure, one in English Studies, and one in Creative Writing.
  • A Master’s in English from UIC prepares the student for a number of careers and vocations within and beyond the academy.
  • Graduates of the MA in English have gone on to PhD programs at Brown University, the University of California Irvine, and the University of California San Diego, among others, and law school at the University of Colorado at Boulder.
  • They work in publishing and at nonprofits. They teach at high schools and community colleges all over Illinois and the nation. They craft freelance writing careers in New York City.