What are the best colleges for an udergrad major in colonial era history?

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<p>I've looked all over the place for a program specializing in colonial era history. Any help would be great thanks!</p>

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<p>Could you tell me what kind of job offerings a major like that would get you?</p>

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<p>I want to work for a museum or do somthing in public history.</p>

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<p>I would have to believe William and Mary by sheer virtue of location...</p>

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<p>I think you generally wait for grad school to specialize like that. Most history undergrad majors are going to be more general - general history or U.S. history or world history or european history. Maybe look for schools that have faculty with interest in that topic area and have a few courses in the subject, but I don't think you really specialize in a specific time period and area until grad school.</p>

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<p>Bingo. Colonial U.S. is my passion. And although I won't be planning on grad school in the near future, I've researched departments that speicalize in Colonial U.S. I've noticed that even most larger departments generally have none, one, or two faculty members specializing in Colonial U.S. There are only three programs that I know of which have four or more. One was already mentioned: William and Mary. The other two are UPenn and UConn.</p>

<p>As hj0519 mentioned, finding a good overall university that fits your needs is equally important at the undergrad level. Finding one with a decent American History selection shouldn't be difficult. Even if they don't offer much on Colonial U.S., you could possibly do an independent study or two. </p>

<p>Also, there are master's degrees in public history and museum/archival studies, which help in earning careers in museums, etc.</p>

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<p>Okay if you have any more ideas for schools that would be strong in colonial history that would be great!</p>