<p>I want to switch to a history major, but I don't want to be a teacher, or go to law school, or be poor.l </p>
<p>Any advice?</p>
<p>win the lottery.</p>
<p>By teacher do you mean teaching on a secondary school level or being a professor?</p>
<p>Any kind of teacher</p>
<p>history majors are supposed to be really good at a wide range of things. also, gov jobs are supposed to be pretty bountiful, ranging from nsa analyst to Foreign service officer.</p>
<p>The following link contains many different career possibilities with explanations, advice, etc. [url=<a href="http://www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/html/history.htm%5DHistory%5B/url">http://www.careers.siue.edu/majors/majors/html/history.htm]History[/url</a>]</p>
<p>And just out of curiosity, what major are you currently, and why do you want to become a history major?</p>
<p>Math Econ - I like History better, and I'm starting to lose interest in math and economics and it is effecting my grades.</p>
<p>I recommend International Relations and Affair for a government job.</p>
<p>you can get into journalism...if you decide to get ur masters in journalism
you can become a college professer...
If you REALLY REALLLY like history you can write a book or something.
You can minor in international relations or economics as well which would prepare you for gov job.</p>
<p>What about going into an MPA program? Can they be lucrative?</p>
<p>I want to major in History and I plan on working in the museum industry. I plan on working while I go for my PhD, then hopefully on to being a curator in the UK.</p>
<p>Many do not believe than MPA's and the public sector are lucrative, but I disagree. City managers and city planners make a decent salary.</p>
<p>musicalamanda, if you go full-time for a Ph.D, chances are you won't be working outside of TA/RA positions. Many programs will even forbid it.</p>
<p>Double major in something that is practical and/or do internships. Look in to careers where your background in History will be useful. Or you can get a master degree like other posters have mentioned.</p>
<p>Well that shows how much I know about anything past undergrad. :) That's interesting though. So you can do internships or the like but not hold a proper job in that field?</p>
<p>No internships either. The only "employment" you could have would be teacher assistantships and/or research assistantships.</p>
<p>musicalamanda, yes you can do internships in different fields, regardless of your major. To the OP post, just google "History Major" and see what happens.</p>