Careers in History

What can you do with a history degree? What can’t you do?

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that historians’ broad training in analytical research and critical thinking helps them succeed in a surprisingly wide range of occupations, including many that don’t come with the title “historian.”

Here are just some of the career paths open to students who major in history:

• Law
• Business
• Policy analysis
• Library sciences
• K-12 education
• Publishing
• Tourism
• Research
• Archive management
• Museum curator/preservationist/administrator
• Non-profit management
• Public administration
• Public relations
• Fundraising
• Journalism
• Medicine
• Higher education
• Real estate

Example job titles of graduates with a bachelor’s degree in history:

• Assistant archivist
• Site coordinator
• Documentation specialist
• Education director
• Librarian
• Inventory coordinator
• Assistant researcher
• Associate impact analyst
• Junior auditor
• Program assistant

Carroll's history graduates have gone into a variety of careers including positions at: 

• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• St. Anthony School
• State of Wisconsin
• Banta Global Turnkey
• The Cobalt Group
• Grand Canyon University
• Northwestern Mutual
• Great Lakes Higher Education
• Missouri History Museum
• Habitat for Humanity