Guess what, contrary to popular belief, you're not entirely screwed out of having a successful career if you get an English degree.
English majors get a bad rap in today's college debate, and it seems they always have.
It's argued that their education doesn't provide the necessary skills required in today's economy.
However, there are always exceptions to the rule, and many English majors go on to become highly successful people in business, government and technology.
We've included 17 people who prove that success is determined by your drive, not background.
Singer Sting was an English major at Northern Counties College of Education.
He might be known for his musical career, but at one time, Sting was a school teacher until he decided to pursue his musical passions full-time.
He has since received additional honorary music degrees from Northumbria University and Berklee College of Music.
Mitt Romney, CEO of Bain Capital, was an English major at Brigham Young University.
Mitt Romney acquired a multimillion-dollar fortune running private equity firm Bain Capital. His success in business was a popular selling point during his 2012 presidential campaign.
But he didn't get that background from an undergraduate degree. He actually graduated from Brigham Young University with a B.A. in English before going on to Harvard to get his MBA and J.D.
Grant Tinker, former CEO of NBC and television producer, studied English at Dartmouth College on the G.I. bill after WWII.
At 18, Tinker had to delay his studies at Dartmouth College to serve in the Army Air Corps during World War II. After three years, Tinker returned to Dartmouth to study English on the G.I. bill. At 23, he took a job as a management trainee at NBC.
In 1962, Tinker married actress Mary Tyler Moore and the two formed the television production company MTM Enterprises. In 1981, he became CEO of NBC and during his five-year employment with the station, NBC's profits soared from $48 million to $400 million.
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