The study of history provides students with essential skills for a variety of future careers while rooting them in the past. Through the study of a broad array of time periods and peoples, history majors build a toolbox of skills such as the ability to write and speak effectively, research carefully and efficiently, and the capability to see multiple points of view with empathy and a historic understanding. This portable skills are useful in a wide range of fields, allowing history majors to work in a variety of fields over their work life. The 120 hour degree requires 33 hours of history courses and a minor.
Potential Careers
- Teaching: Primary and Secondary Education, Community Colleges, Universities, Training, Library Science
- Management: Business, Arts, Science
- Law
- Sales
- Administration
- Archaeology
- State Department
- Restoration
- Libraries
- Historical Preservation
- Genealogy
- Public History: Museums, National and State Parks and Historical Sites
- Civil Service
- Administration
- Journalism
- Military
- Politics
Median Annual Salary
Public school teacher
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$61,400
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Historian
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$63,940
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Archivists, Curators, Museum Worker
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$50,120
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*Median annual salaries are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics