Career Opportunities
There are lots of career opportunities for individuals who get a Master of Arts in History or the Public History Certificate from Georgia Southern. For more information, browse the following links:
Sample Occupations
- Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
- Arbitrator
- Archivist
- Archivists & Curators
- Attorney
- Bioethicist
- Business Careers
- Charitable Nonprofit Jobs (pdf)
- College/University Faculty
- Copy Writer
- Editor
- Employment Interviewer
- Event Planner
- Executive Assistant
- Finance Careers
- Fund Raising Specialist
- Genealogist (pdf)
- Heritage Interpreter
- Historic Interpreter
- History Ph.D. Careers Blog
- Human Resources, Training & Labor Relations Managers and Specialists
- Immigration & Naturalization Service Careers
- Insurance Underwriter
- Investigative Reporter
- Judges, Magistrates, and Other Judicial Workers
- Journalist
- Library Careers
- Lobbying, Campaigning & Managerial Posts
- Management Analyst
- News Analyst, Reporter & Correspondent
- Non-Profit/Government Researcher
- Nursing Home Administrator
- Paralegal
- Police Officer & Detective
- Policy Making & Administration
- Proofreader
- Property, Real Estate & Community Association Manager
- Public Relations Specialist
- Research Libraries & Information Science Careers
- Sales Representative in Journalism & Publishing
- Social Scientist
- Speech Writer
- Urban & Regional Planner
- Versatility of a History Degree
- Web Industry Careers
- Writers & Editors
Occupational & Professional Information
- American Association of Museums
- American Association for State & Local History
- American Historical Association
- American Historical Association’s guide to history careers
- H-Net: Humanities & Social Sciences On-Line
- H-Museum (Mailing List for Museums and Museum Studies)
- History Associates – (Historical Consultants/Researchers)
- The History Channel
- History Departments Around the World
- History Net: Where History Lives on the Net
- Idealist.Org, Non-Profit Career Network, and Non-Profit Oyster.Com to browse jobs in the non-profit sector.
History-Related Job Sites
- American Association of Museums: Aviso Employment Resources Online
- American Historical Association Job Listings (members only)
- H-Net Job Guide (academic position announcements)
- Higher Education Job Listings
- Living History Specialist Jobs
- Museum and Cultural Resource Jobs
- National Park Service Jobs
- Organization of American Historians Employment Listings
- Philanthropy and Foundation Jobs
- Preserve Net Employment Opportunities
- Public Administration Career Links
- The Riley Guide: Jobs in the Social Science Fields
- Smithsonian Institution Career Center
- Underwater Archeology & Maritime History Jobs
Sites for Government Opportunities
Government employment is a potential career path for people from just about any major or background. Visit these pages for more information:
- Federal Government Agencies
- Government Jobs
Graduate School Opportunities
Some of our students even go on to Ph.D. programs. While each school and program has their own enrollment policies, there are lots of ways to pay for graduate school. Check out these Graduate school educational scholarships
Last updated: 3/30/2022
