The short answer is "No". Regarding gainful employment: majoring in History may prepare graduates for meaningful and gainful employment in the modern workforce. Career fields can include Teachers (grade school through college, depending on the level of highest degree completed), curator, archivist, researcher, and author. The other sense in which this question may be answered is its intrinsic value. Being aware of the past often gives History students an advantage in the world by having knowledge that most people lack. Given that we are inheritors of the past, which informs our present, giving it proper context and understanding is a very valuable commodity.