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What History Graduates Do
Historians enjoy careers in education, government,
business, law, museum and archival work, writing and publishing, historic
preservation, foreign and diplomatic service, consulting and contracting,
and federal, state, and local history.
An associate’s or bachelor’s degree will provide enough background for
many entry-level jobs. Research, government employment, writing, and
consulting are a few examples.
Some positions, on the other hand, require advanced degrees or additional
training. A faculty member at a college or university, for example,
typically needs a master’s degree or doctorate; a librarian might be
expected to hold a master’s degree in library science; and a high school
history teacher would likely need to complete a teacher education program
as well as the requirements for a history degree.
Whatever degree or degrees a student of history might earn, the study of
history helps build the reading, writing, research, and analytical skills
important to many professions.
The American Historical Association, the leading organization of
professional historians, published Careers for Students of History in
2002. This book, also available online at
www.historians.org/pubs/careers/, provides a much more thorough look
at careers in history.
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Last updated:
May 29, 2007
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