Careers and Outcomes | Department of History

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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.

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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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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 ’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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