Career Opportunities
Careers for graduates in history and political science include a range of opportunities in the public, private, and non-profit sectors of society. The information listed below from the American Historical Association and the American Political Science Association - with links for more information - provides a brief glimpse of the many employment opportunities available to our majors.
Careers in History
Historians aS EDUCATORS
- Elementary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Postsecondary Education
- Historic Sites and Museums
Historians As Researchers
- Museums and Historical Organizations
- Cultural Resources Management and Historic
- Preservation
- Think Tanks
Historians As Communicators
- Writers and Editors
- Journalists
- Documentary Editors
- Producers of Multimedia Material
- Historians As Information Managers
- Archivists
- Records Managers
- Librarians
- Information Managers
Historians As Advocates
- Lawyers and Paralegals
- Litigation Support
- Legislative Staff Work
- Foundations
Historians In Businesses & Associations
- Historians in Corporations
- Contract Historians
- Historians and Nonprofit Associations
Historians In Public History
- Museums
- Historical Societies
- Federal Government
- State and Local Government
- Archives
- Libraries
- Consulting
Careers In Political Science
- Attorney
- Campaign Operative
- CIA Analyst or Agent
- City Planner
- Congressional Office and Committee Staffer
- Coordinator of Federal State Aid
- Communications Director
- Corporate Analyst
- Corporate Public Affairs Advisor
- Corporate Adviser for Governmental Relations
- Corporation Legislative Issues Manager
- Customs Officer
- Editor
- Federal Government Analyst
- Foreign Service Officer
- Free-lance Writer
- High School Government Teacher
- Immigration Officer
- Intelligence Officer
- International Agency Officer
- International Research Specialist
- Legislative Analyst Lobbyist
- Mediator
- Policy Analyst
- Political Commentator
- Pollster
- Public Affairs
- Research Analyst
- Public Opinion Analyst
- Research Analyst
- State Legislator
- University Professor
- Urban Policy Planner