Career Choices
A degree in history opens doors to a wide range of careers. Many fields require people with a solid liberal arts background, and few academic majors are as versatile as a history major. History graduates are equipped with key transferable skills that employers desire: research, synthesis, analysis, and clear written and oral communication.
The most popular choices include:
- Law school or other graduate study
- Development and sustainability work
- Journalism
- Library science
- Secondary education
- Seminary study or church work
- Print or broadcast journalism
- Archival or archaeological research for museums
- Jobs at local, state and national government agencies
- College or university teaching
- Service or mission work
