Jobs in History and Geography

Of Course You Can get a Job with a History Degree. Here is How We will Help You!

So Many Jobs with a History Degree

Historians as Educators

History Professor

Elementary, Secondary and Post secondary school educators
Professor
Scholar
History Sites and Museums

Historians in Public History

Museum Curator

Museums and Historical organizations
Cultural Resources Management
Historical Preservation
Curator
Exhibit Designer
Historic Site Manager

Historians in Government

Archaeologist

Archaeologist
National Park Service
State Park ranger
S. Forest Service
Urban Planner
Geospatial Analyst
Imagery Analyst
Demographer
Bureau of Labor Statistics

Historians in Media

Writers and Editor
Journalist
Documentary Editor
Filmmaker
Web Designer

Historians as Information Managers

Museum Researcher

Archivist
Records Manager
Librarian
Researcher

Historians as Advocates

Lawyers and paralegals, Litigation support
Legislative Staff Work
Foundation officer
Policy Maker
Campaigner worker
Congressional Aide
Foreign Service Officer/Diplomat

Historians in Businesses

Historians in Corporation
Analyst
Contract Historian
Nonprofit Management
Corporate Archivist

You Want to Teach History? We can get you set up for success!

If your desire is to teach history or social studies to high school students, you have come to the right place! As you pursue your Historical Studies degree you will master the material you will be teaching, and you will also have the opportunity to pursue areas of special interest that will enliven your classes. Research and writing papers is great practice for organizing material, and frequent class presentations give you experience sharing history in front of a class. You also will get a solid grounding in the social studies that are often taught by new teachers before they get the seniority to teach history when you complete the Social Studies minor. We hear from our graduates that when they step into the classroom they feel well prepared and we look forward to hearing the same from you.

Make a Career in Public History

Take your professional love of history and share it with others. Build a satisfying career by applying your skills and knowledge in public history, the many and diverse ways in which history is put to work in the world. Work with historic manuscripts or government documents in an archives. Curate priceless artifacts in a museum. Express your love for the built environment through historic preservation. Inform and entertain visitors at an historic site. Be a park ranger. Edit and publish the papers of notable Americans. Make a documentary film. Bring your historical perspective to bear on public policy. Be a public historian.