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Am I going to graduate school?

When I started college, my intention was to get my Bachelor’s degree in history, then go on to get a Master’s and, eventually, a doctorate. My end goal was to teach history at the university level. Now that I’m almost done with my Bachelor’s – if all goes well, I’ll have it this summer – [...]

“A history degree? What are you going to do with that?”

Being a history major, I often run into a widespread misconception: people think that if you major in history, the only thing you can do once you’ve graduated is teach history. While that is a viable path, that’s certainly not the only path.
What else can you do with a history degree?
A lot. The American Historical [...]