What do people do with a history degree?

A successful history major can think, analyze, write and be persuasive - highly desirable skills in today's marketplace. History majors have the added benefit of acquiring historical knowledge and perspective, which gives them a unique, contextual understanding about the world in which they live.

Pacific history graduates work in a variety of fields such as:
 

  • Law
  • K-12 Education
  • Higher Education
  • Health and Medicine
  • Public Affairs
  • Political Consulting
  • Computer Software
  • Museum Curation
  • Research
  • Writing, Editing and Publishing
  • Financial Services
  • Education
  • Historical Conservation
  • Nonprofit
  • Forestry
  • Sales and Marketing
  • Real Estate
  • Media Relations

Our degree programs also prepare many of our students to pursue graduate and PhD programs at outstanding institutions of higher education, including:

  • Pepperdine University
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • Brandeis University
  • American University
  • George Washington University
  • The College of William and Mary