How do courses in history support a robust curriculum and coherent student pathways? How does studying history prepare students for future success in other courses and in their careers? If you're a higher education administrator curious about the value of studying history, this page has resources selected especially for you. 

What is the value of a History degree?

For success in the rest of college:

• 2016 History Discipline Core

• Role of history in two-year/community colleges

• Role of history in four-year private universities

• Role of history in four-year public universities

For future careers:

• History is Not a Useless Major

• What Can You Do with That History Degree?

• What Employers Want: Thoughts from a History BA in Business

• The History Major: Opening Doors to Life in a Global Economy

For future civic life:

• The Case for History and the Humanities 

• The Well-Rounded History Graduate: Professional, Citizen, Human

• An Education to Last a Lifetime: Conversations with the Past, Stories for the Present

• Everything Has a History