No matter your career path, you can benefit from majoring in history or taking history classes as electives because of the understanding and perspectives you gain. Advertising firms, historical societies, museums, libraries and publishers are potential employers of students with history backgrounds. Our alumni include:

  • Archivists and museum curators
  • Consultants for the CIA and the Department of Defense
  • Deans, program and department chairpersons, and faculty members at major universities
  • Environmental historians for the National Park Service
  • Lawyers
  • Teachers

If you plan to be a professional historian or teach at a university, you'll need to earn a master's or doctoral degree.