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Outcomes - Department of History

Check out what our grads are up to

Graduates of our program pursue employment and graduate school in a variety of fields, including history, public history, journalism, communication, education, sociology, library science, business, law, computer science, theology, and many others. Through the advising process, our faculty work closely with each student to consider how a history major provides a set of transferable skills relevant to a host of employment opportunities. Here are some examples of where our students have gone after graduation.

 

Where they work

  • Americorp Habitat for Humanity NYC
  • Americorps VISTA
  • BAR Financial
  • BIC Church Offices
  • CB Richard Ellis
  • CURE International
  • Carlisle Area High School
  • Commerce Bank
  • Dauphin County Schools
  • Dolgeville Central School
  • Drew University Book Store
  • East Pennsboro School District
  • Eastern Kason Corp
  • Evangel Christian High School
  • Fastenal Company
  • First Baptist School
  • Garden Spot Middle School
  • General Dynamics
  • Harrisburg School District
  • Hummelstown Sun
  • International Cooperating Ministries
  • Kaplan Career Institute
  • LCI Kids Club
  • LLC
  • Lezha Academic Center
  • Maryland State Archives
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • McDaniel College
  • Messiah College
  • Middletown High School
  • Milton Hershey School
  • Mount Pleasant Baptist Church
  • Museum Dept. of Cumberland Co. Historical Society
  • National Canal Museum
  • National Civil War Museum
  • Perry Ellis
  • Philhaven Hospital
  • Private Christian School
  • Provident State Bank
  • Raystown Developmental Center
  • Richfield Springs Central School
  • Royal Nissan
  • Salford Mennonite Church
  • Sandy Spring Museum
  • Solomon Schecter School of Manhattan
  • St. Stephen's Cathedral
  • Stewartstown U.M. Church
  • Swarthmore College
  • The Grove School
  • Uganda Studies Program
  • Urbana Free Library
  • Washington County Free Library
  • Westminster West Middle School
  • World Vision
  • York County Historical Society

What they do

  • Account executive
  • Admissions coordinator
  • Archival associate
  • Archivist
  • Assistant curator
  • Biographer
  • City planner
  • Copywriter
  • Demographer
  • Exhibit designer
  • Fundraiser
  • Historic preservation specialist
  • Historical society administrator
  • Interpretive staff coordinator
  • Lawyer
  • Librarian
  • Museum technician
  • Operations analyst
  • Pastor
  • Program analyst
  • Project manager
  • Public affairs officer
  • Reporter
  • Salesperson
  • Social research analyst
  • Teacher

Graduate school

  • Baylor University
  • Drexel University
  • Duke University
  • Duquesne University School of Law
  • Frostburg State University
  • George Washington University
  • Harvard University
  • Lehigh University
  • Loyola-Chicago
  • Lutheran Theological Seminary
  • NYU Steinhardt
  • Penn Sate University
  • Princeton Theological Seminary
  • Syracuse University
  • Taylor University
  • Temple University
  • University of Delaware
  • University of Hawaii
  • University of Illinois
  • University of Leicester
  • University of Massachusetts
  • University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
  • University of Pennsylvania
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Toronto
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Villanova University
  • Winterthur Museum Program
  • Yale University
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100% of the recent History survey respondents were employed or in graduate school within 6-9 months of graduation.

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  • Jonathan Fuller-
    Jonathan Fuller ’16 History major heads to seminary

    When Christian ministries and history major Jonathan Fuller ’16 visited Messiah during his college search, the Burlington, North Carolina, native knew he’d found the right place. “If you can fall in love with Messiah on a cold February morning, you can love it anytime,” he said.

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  • Steven Waters-
    Steven Waters ’74 Senior Philanthropy Director for Economic Development, World Vision

    As World Vision’s senior philanthropy director for economic development, alumnus Steven embodies the “worldwide sense of belonging” Messiah College encourages its students to pursue during their undergraduate education and throughout their career.

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