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Careers and outcomes - Department of History, Politics, and International relations

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Graduates from the history program are prepared to enter a variety of professions and occupations from collegiate and secondary level teaching, museums, archives, historic preservation, public history, and journalism to government service, law, business administration and management, and data analytics.

Graduates in politics and international relations have served in various capacities in both the public and the private sphere including but not limited to: law, consulting, business administration, data analytics, government relations, journalism, think tank analyst, campaign management, non-profit creation and administration, foreign service, national security, and, of course, government service.

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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 University
  • 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
  • Bloomsburg 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
  • Messiah University
  • 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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93% of the Class of 2022 History, Politics and International Relations survey respondents were employed or in graduate school within 6-9 months of graduation.

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  • Jason Miller-
    Jason Miller ’09 Senior Consultant of Strategy and Operations at Deloitte

    Out of college, Jason join with the group environmental group Rare. He then went on to receive his Masters degree in Business Administration; Supply Chain Management and Finance from Penn State University and is currently a senior consultant of strategy and operations at Deloitte.

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  • Jeff Reczek-
    Jeff Reczek ’07 Program Examiner for the President's Office of Management and Budget

    Jeff Reczek is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the Washington, DC, office where he advances the CDC’s mission by providing strategic direction to achieve public health goals, while coordinating with public health partners and supporting Members of Congress.

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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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  • Morgan Lee-
    Morgan Lee ’12 Editor, Christianity Today

    When she joined the staff as the director of The Pulse when it launched in 2011, Morgan Lee '12 could only dream it would become Messiah's student-run media hub. What started as a radio station and yearbook has expanded to include a monthly magazine, website and thriving social media presence.

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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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