SCHOOL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
Career Paths for History Majors
A major in History provides students with excellent preparation for professional and graduate education or a career in any field that values research experience, analytical skill, and the ability to write well. Majors who have completed an original research project or internship have found that these experiences increased their career opportunities.
Recent graduates have gone on to M.A. and Ph.D. programs in history, teacher certification programs for secondary education, law school, theological school, museum management and public history degree programs, political staff work, as well as careers in law enforcement, social services, the military, and business.
Graduate and professional schools recently attended by Penn State Behrend’s history program alumni include the University of Delaware, University of Virginia, Marquette University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Minnesota, University of Wisconsin, Ohio State University, Michigan State University, and Scotland's University of Edinburgh.
For further information about careers in history talk to one of the history faculty or read the American Historical Association’s online guide to careers for history majors.