majors from Gannon Universoty will build skills and resumes that lead to meaningful careers. Studying history and serving others will enable students to move from service-learning to public service.
You Will Experience
Earning a history degree is not a spectator sport. Through the Washington Center, history majors have the opportunity to live and work in the nation?s capital. Internship opportunities include:
- Federal Trade Commission??
- Ford?s Theater??
- Library of Congress??
- National Endowment for the Arts??
- Smithsonian Institution??
- Social Security Administration??
- U.S. Department of Labor? ? ? ??
In addition to the Washington Center, students will travel, research, and experience all that Erie, the U.S. and the world have to offer. In the recent past, students have traveled to Jerusalem, Istanbul, Berlin, London and across North America, Europe, Central Asia and the Middle East. Students have researched at the Library of Congress and the FDR Presidential Library.?
Students have also published their work in leading undergraduate journals in the U.S. and the English-speaking world. Through these experiences, students will gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to navigate postgraduate life and find an exciting career about which they are passionate.
You Will Achieve
Students graduating with a bachelor?s degree in history have the analytical skills, perspective and scholarship required for a wide variety of occupations and vocations after graduation. Such opportunities include, but are not limited to, the following:
- diplomacy??
- graduate studies??
- higher education??
- international development??
- journalism??
- law??
- museum curation??
- public policy analysis??
- writing? ? ? ??
You Will Earn
Salaries in the field vary depending on the location and type of organization. Students who continue on for graduate degrees can expect to increase their earning potential beyond what is listed below.?
- Starting salary: $39,700
- Mid-career salary: $71,000