<p>Alright, let me just start off by saying that I am junior in high school and have a good chance at going to a high tier college. I love history and got a 5 in AP Euro and an 800 on my world history exam. I love reading about ancient rome and greece and thoroughly enjoy my history classes. I also love journalism, and am good at writing. Im an editor on my school newspaper. However, I know journlists do not get paid much money, and I do want to make a sizeable sum of money in my future job, like more than 100K at least. Now, are there any jobs involving history majors that pay that kind of money? Would college profesor pay good money? If so, how does one become a college profesor of history? Any responses would be deeply appreciated, thanks.</p>
<p>you need a phd to be a professor. phd programs take time and money, it seems like you dont want to spend either.</p>
<p>No, I am very serious about my studies and would probably be able to attain a phd. Time is not a factor, I just want to do something I love and make a good income doing it. How much do you think a profesor makes? Does anyone know? Furthermore, history profesors usually work on outside projects in addition to their teachings, this is correct, yes? By the way, thankyou for posting.</p>
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<p>Competition for college teaching positions is very fierce (in any field), but have you considered law? It involves writing and makes $. Classics and history are popular pre-law majors. Johns Hopkins, for example, has an interesting ancient law program.</p>
<p>Faculty salaries start anywhere from 40 to 60 thousand per year. It takes anywhere from 4-8 years to obtain a Ph.D. in history and to have the research and publications necessary to land a job at a major college/university. You must be able to produce a good deal of research and writing at most colleges in order to obtain tenure after 5-7 years so outside projects to make money are probably not likely during the years when you are trying to get tenure. Writing textbooks and other activities can bring in extra money but you will never make a lot of money being a professor. The quality of life cannot be beat however.</p>
<p>Sorry to change the subject a bit, but how about news analyst? That a very meager occupation in terms of income as well? By the way, I don't want anyone to think that I'm greedy, I just want to look ahead a bit and figure out the best direction to take my life in.</p>
<p>Currently Im double majoring in history and journalism with an empthasis on public relations. Basically Im able to do this is because at my school, journalism has a very low number of recquired units and history is low as well. I'd suggest looking into doing something like that. </p>
<p>As a history major I ideally would want to run political campaigns, but because that field is very competitive I plan on getting a Ph.D. The money may not be much, but I live, eat and breathe history.</p>
<p>Do you know how much a history professor gets paid at a top university</p>
<p>Depends on the level of professorship---assistant, associate or full professor. You can go to the chronicle of higher education (chronicle.com) and get up to date information on national salaries for history profs. At the rarefied air of the Ivies full professors of history who have national prominence are likely making over 100,000 per academic year.</p>
<p>But these professors are few and far between, it should be noted. Few people go into teaching for the money. :)</p>
<p>DRab is correct. The guys making the bigger dollars are the superstars in their fields. They are not a large group.</p>
<p>If you want $100K for sure, I would just breathe history for as long as you can before going to law school.</p>
<p>Otherwise, historians just don't make very much, no matter where they go. But like a poster above, it just doesn't beat the quality of life. That's the main reason why great professors are so passionate in class- because they're just so excited to be sharing and working on their passion with their students!</p>
<p>So really, its up to you. You could go ahead and get a PhD in history for free (if you can get full aid) and get another 8 years of your life involved with history. Then afterwards, you can go for the big money in an unrelated field. That's what I'm thinking of....</p>
<p>Like you, I do sleep, breathe, and eat history... in fact, I must get back to my history paper! :D</p>
<p>I can't speak to all of your questions, but I can address the one about being a history professor. Getting a position as a history professor at ANY university (down to small colleges and tier four universities) is difficult because Ph.D.'s in history are more common than in many fields. This is the same problem facing people with an English Ph.D. Most universities offer this degree so there is more supply than demand. This doesn't mean that you couldn't get a great position, it just means that it's very competitive even at Podunk U. I've heard of schools advertising positions in history or English that receive well over 100 applicants for one position. (and like I said, this isn't at an Ivy League school or anything) What this means is that some one who desires this career path needs to be very serious about it. They need to work to publish as a graduate student and really set themselves apart from the other applicants. Once in the position, a history professor is not going to make as much money as a business professor or computer science professor unless they are truly a nationally known authority. Business and technology departments know those professors could make a lot more in the working world so they have to pay competitively. Areas like English, education, sociology, arts, etc. know this isn't the case and they don't make as much money. You could definitely make a good living, but don't assume you'll ever make a six figure salary.</p>
<p>Some say the professor job market is the most difficult in the world full-stop.</p>
<p>If you are a <em>really</em> good writer - good enough to spin yarns as rich as the best fiction, you can make a living as a writer. Look at the career of historians like Robert Caro as an example.</p>
<p>I had thought about being a history major. I love history as well, and it's something that I'm very comfortable with. At the same time, I know the job opportunities for history majors (not necessarily at the BA level but grad school also) are very competitive. Lots of people graduate with history majors. While not to abandon my history love, I chose an interndisplinary major that looks at history AND the social sciences. While it's okay and I only focus on American history instead of the world, I think I made a good decision. I know about sociology, psychology, polisci and more. I also wanted to keep my career path options as fluid and diverse as possible.</p>
<p>If you are looking for a career that brings in a fair amount of money and has some connection to history, you might consider majoring in history, getting an MBA afterwards, and looking for a position as a museum director (these positions involve far more business than history, but pay better than the history-focused museum positions). </p>
<p>Above all, do not pursue the college teaching track if you are uncomfortable with living in poverty. I used to work at the campus grocery store, and was always amazed by how many of my history and art history TAs paid with foodstamps.</p>
<p>Mary Celeste, you bring up a good point. I know where I attend school (Northwestern), Kellogg has a world-known nonprofit management degree program. I had never thought about it. Good job bringing it up.</p>
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