Most undergraduates assume that history majors are all preparing to teach the subject.
Although certainly some are, in fact our graduates work in an enormous variety of jobs and fields in both business and the non-profit sector. I've attached a list of positions our graduates recently reported holding. Surveys of business leaders indicate that they often prefer liberal arts majors because of their flexibility, training in critical thinking, and ability to communicate in both written and oral forms. Among liberal arts majors, history graduates stand out as experts in recognizing patterns in information. Training in history and historical scholarship is particularly good preparation for dealing with partial evidence and ambiguity, a critical ability for working in today's fast-paced and changing world.