[Factc] History Majors over time

Taylor, Terry ttaylor at shoreline.edu
Fri Feb 2 09:49:43 PST 2018


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"In short, the material benefits of a history degree seem to come later in life, and graduate degrees are especially helpful. While history has recently appeared on lists of low-paying majors, usually based on crowd sourced information, and while these lists have sometimes gone viral, analyses based on the broad and authoritative American Community Survey paint a more complete and hopeful picture. While no one should expect to be catapulted into wealth because of a degree in history, neither is the degree a certain path to penury and underemployment."

https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/december-2014/the-earnings-potential-of-history-majors

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The Earnings Potential of History Majors: New Studies ...<https://www.historians.org/publications-and-directories/perspectives-on-history/december-2014/the-earnings-potential-of-history-majors>
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The release of new data from the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) has prompted fresh analyses of a question often asked of the AHA: What are the ...





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Terry L. Taylor
Assistant Dean, Social Sciences Division and The Honors College
Professor of History, Political Science, and International Studies
Shoreline Community College
16101 Greenwood Avenue North
Shoreline, Washington 98133 USA
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