What Can You Do with a History Degree?

What Can You Do with a History Degree?

What Can You Do with a History Degree?

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Business

Nothing illustrates the general utility of a history degree as much as do the careers of our students who gone to work in the business world.

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Public History

The Department is very proud to support those students seeking to work in the field of public history, whether for a museum, an archive, an historical site...

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Public Service

History majors have long served the public through various roles in government.

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Non-Profit

A number of history majors pursue careers for various non-profit companies.

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Teaching

Training teachers to be able to teach history and social studies has been central to the Department of History from its founding.

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Law

History is one of several majors that provides excellent preparation for entering the legal profession and attending law school.