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Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Master of Public Administration (MPA)

both are more than appropriate for a history major and are generalist degrees leading to management positions. The MBA probably has more immediate value, the MPA can lead to some really sweet government jobs.

MFA in Creative Writing (writing historical fiction)
MA/MS in Technical Writing (writing/editing text material)

good writers with a specialty background are in short supply.

JD – what else need be said about the lucre of a law degree?

MA/MS in Journalism – with the intent of becoming an international journalist. Who better to write what will become history than a historian?

MA in Museum Studies. I don’t know about how much these people get paid but it has to be a pretty cool job.

MA in History (followed by a PhD) – but only if you’re really dedicated to a very narrow specialty and are ready to become the foremost expert on that subject; and then write about it.

Any degree can be turned into a fascinating career, you just have to decide what you want to do and then go do it.

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