What can i do with a history degree??

Question

I'm about to graduate with a major in History and a minor in education.... I'm ok with getting a job teaching, but was wondering if anyone has any ideas of what i can do with a history degree with out teaching???

Answer 1

most history majors i know go to law school afterwards ;)

Answer 2

History teacher thats really about it

Answer 3

Like my boyfriend..

Degrees in history and literature..........................

and is a cell tower tech for Verizon Wireless.

Answer 4

become a manager at a tanning salon.... (true story..history major, too)

basically any assistant manager position, it sucks but like any jobs that don't require a 4 year degree... at least chances are you will be the most qualified and get the job...

Answer 5

Why would you study a subject for 4 years if you didn't actually know why you were doing it or what you wanted to do with it?!

You can carry on studying- do a Masters and possibly combine your great degree with another subject, like anthropology, archeology or something interesting, maybe continue with the history but hone it in on a specialist subject- that way you begin to widen your field and also have a couple more years to settle on a job/ path you are really into. It is better to go into teaching if you actually have a passion for teaching, rather than just because it is an obvious/ easy option. The kids and students get more out of it when their teacher actually wants to be teaching them.

Answer 6

Join the Peace Corps , Get a job in a museum, do some soul searching and find your answer .

Answer 7

There's plenty of things to do. You could run a museum, be a consultant for the CIA, if you're good with lineage. You could be out on the field, archaeological consultant or something. Teaching, however, would probably be the easy way out, if you are happy with it.

Answer 8

Here read this. it gave me hope for the future. Im a history major too and although its not a "technical" degree, we do have some very refined skills; namely, that we communicate well. We are not boxed in and thats to our advantage. An accountant is only that. Same for an engineer. We take heaps of info in, analyze it, and create meaning out of it. That useful anywhere. Besides us, who likes to study history? Not many, but its useful and needed and we can do meaningful work. Yes i may teach someday, but i want to do other stuff too. I saw museum cureator on here. Thats one of my aims too. Anyways heres the encouraging link, cheers! - http://www.mcm.edu/academic/depts/histor...

Answer 9

Work in a museum, do research for people or organizations, study an event from history on your own time. Go to different countries and do research there,  become a writer, the sky is the limit.

I'm pursuing a history degree. And looking forward to researching Slavery in the South and going to the Caribbean and Brazil to study and research the effects of Slavery.

Also you can join expeditions/  research group and discover ancient civilizations and lost worlds.

Answer 10

Not much. You could get a job as a museum qurator. Or depending on the type of history degree. You could become an archiologist or something like that.

Answer 11

you can be a teacher and thats a tuff one idk

sorry 4 wastin your time

Answer 12

Teacher would be about it, other than a museum job.  Would you like fries with that?