Degree Outcomes

The study of history at Saint Michael's draws on both the arts and the sciences, giving meaning to human experience.

As a history major/minor, you will develop skills in investigation and analysis, weaving together ideas from other disciplines, which will prepare you for a number of career and graduate school options.

Career Opportunities

A degree in history is inportant for a variety of careers and workplaces, including:  

  • Law

  • Marketing/Public Relations

  • Insurance

  • Teaching

  • Business

  • Banking

  • Education agencies and foundations

  • Private non-profit organizations 
    • Museums
    • State or federal government historical programs
    • Libraries

  • Research institutions
    • Public research agencies
    • University research agencies

  • Foundations or philanthropic organizations
    • State councils on the humanities

  • Private individual or small firms
    • Historic preservation
    • Restoration programs
    • Consulting for business or public agencies

  • Public agencies
    • Planning agencies
    • Libraries and archives
    • State and federal departments of archaeology 
    • Resident historians in state or national parks
    • Government service 

Graduate School

Our students have pursued advanced degrees in history, law, education and business at such schools as:

  • Notre Dame
  • Harvard
  • The London School of Economics
  • SUNY-Buffalo
  • The University of Arizona
  • Emory University
  • Columbia University