Sophomore DC just declared history major

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The Starbucks barista poster - move on.

https://www.straighterline.com/blog/common-majors-fortune-500-ceos

And many more like it. The threads on humanities majors is so ridiculously old.

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Anonymous wrote:Average starting salaries for History majors is $30k-$50k.

Nope. Interned and got job as a history major in tech company. 90K+ right out of college

Example of a history major who doesn't understand statistics ^

As the PP, history majors don’t just take history 🤣🤣. I took stats and college level calculus, econ. Did you go to college?

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Anonymous wrote:Where you go to school matters more than what you major in.

I would say the opposite

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I was a history major who went on to get a PhD and spent a few years as a professor (TT) before deciding that teaching was not for me. At that point, I transitioned to grantmaking, which has been an enjoyable career.

[Anonymous]

My son worked as an editor after graduation because history requires a lot of research and writing(at least at his school). After a few years he got his Master’s in history and now has a good position with an educational media company.

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Anonymous wrote:A history major teaches you to think critically, see patterns over time, learn about cause and effect, research effectively, and write really well — all very valuable skills for a huge variety of jobs and ones employers recognize and appreciate.

This plus it teaches you to back up arguments with evidence. To think about what you are asserting and whether you can back it up with evidence/proof.

It's a great degree, OP.

I taught for a couple years after college and then went to law school.

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Anonymous wrote:You must be rich. I would not pay for this degree.

Too bad your kid has no voice in his/her own future.

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Anonymous wrote:Well, I generally think history and philosophy majors are the best writers - better than English majors.

History majors are generally more thoughtful than political science majors. Could do a lot worse…

I've had that thought on history vs political science as well! Political science seems more well regarded, but History majors are more intelligent in my own experience.

No way - History is more well regarded and the better degree.

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Anonymous wrote:What did your history major student do after college. Anyone do a PhD in history? Get a job at a think tank? Assuming just an undergraduate degree is not enough.

legal assistant then law school

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Anonymous wrote:What did your history major student do after college. Anyone do a PhD in history? Get a job at a think tank? Assuming just an undergraduate degree is not enough.

more and more, kids do what they did as an intern after junior year, which is often set up by sophomore year summer internship.

tell me where they're interning this summer. more important than major

This model is pre-2025. Things are already very different.

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Anonymous wrote:Average starting salaries for History majors is $30k-$50k.

Nope. Interned and got job as a history major in tech company. 90K+ right out of college

Example of a history major who doesn't understand statistics ^

As the PP, history majors don’t just take history 🤣🤣. I took stats and college level calculus, econ. Did you go to college?

You’re the pp who thinks your $90k starting salary negates the statistic that the average starting salary range is $30k-$50k? And you took stats and calculus? And passed? Grade inflation must have been rampant at that school of yours.

[Anonymous]

History major here - now CEO.

[Anonymous]

Being able to think critically and write well will always serve you well.

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Anonymous wrote:Where you go to school matters more than what you major in.

I would say the opposite

Certainly true for law school admissions where only GPA and LSAT count

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Anonymous wrote:Government analyst

+1
For ours, within the IC.