What jobs could i get with an MA in history?

Question

What jobs could i get with an MA in history?

Answer 1

Those that can't, teach.

Answer 2

Why do people always say "teaching"?

Yes, you can teach with an MA in history, you could also embark on a career in many professions which require a good degree as a condition of entry,: local government administration, the civil service, business administration and management, academic administration.  You may need to take professional examinations after securing appointment or in order to progress in your chosen career.

Having an MA in any humanities subject shows that you have the ability to find, absorb, evaluate and process complex information and ideas.  It's not just what you've learned about history that's important it's the skills you have acquired in dealing with the information that you were required to study for your master's degree that matter.

Answer 3

Loads. What are you interested in?

You might not choose to pursue a career based on your subject. Most accountants, for instance, have unrelated degrees.  Highly vocational degrees like architecture tend to suggest a particular path, but I would think you have a wide range of options. Many careers will involve further training  - or you may want to pursue an academic career, if you can get sponsorship, but this will be related to your grade and what university you were at.

Answer 4

Mostly teaching--and to teach in a public school, you'd need an education degree and state certification.  You couldn't be an accountant, as someone has suggested, if you don't have a degree in that.  Same with some of the other suggestions--like, you couldn't be a librarian, as I am, because you do not have a Master of Library Science degree.  Unless you wanted to rebuilt the Parthenon, I don't see how you could work as an architect without training in that field.  

You could get a general type of job that simply wants a Masters Degree but doesn't care in which subject.  

What's your undergrad degree in?

Answer 5

Many if it is a good degree, if not then teaching or Tesco's beckons. The Military will consider graduates for officer training and the Civil Service will offer a career as will other large corps if you have the right attitude and calibre.

Answer 6

In many places you can teach in Junior or community colleges and it's easy to get the paperwork handled to teach highschool.  You can also write and edit history, you can work in the archival field (as I do), or you can use your MA as a stepping stone to further education and specialization.

Answer 7

I'm an archivist. I wanted to work with my History degree, but didn't want to teach. Working in an archive means I get to play with old documents and help people with their research. Admittedly the money isn't always great but the job statisfaction makes up for that.

Otherwise, most big businesses will happily take you on a training scheme. The money is definitely better down this path but you probably won't get to use your history skills much.

Hope that helps.

Answer 8

Community college instructing would probably not be a tenure-track position, and would not give benefits etc.  Teaching high school, especially special education is a possibility.  Otherwise, it depends on the history you studied.  Non-profits such as museums and historical societies might be a possibility.  Check www.idealist.org for those types of orgs in your regional area.  You could also check for training programs in corporations like retail and entertainment, but that seems like a waste of the MA.

Answer 9

You could be a guide on the "Jack the Ripper" guided tours.