{"id":63,"date":"2016-04-21T14:48:11","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T18:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/?p=63"},"modified":"2025-05-22T07:14:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T11:14:16","slug":"how-a-major-in-history-gives-you-the-intangible-edge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/history\/2016\/04\/21\/how-a-major-in-history-gives-you-the-intangible-edge\/","title":{"rendered":"How A Major in History Gives You the Intangible Edge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #999999\">***<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s no secret that many departments use job prospects to lure undergraduates trying to pick a major. History departments in particular tend to tout their alumni\u2019s diverse array of career paths in an attempt to answer the inevitable question: \u201cBut what will you do with that?\u201d Among college majors, it seems, history is considered just \u201cuseful\u201d enough to have to justify itself, but not so useful that students would flock to it anyway.\u00a0Studying history, however, gives graduates tremendous flexibility in the job market. In fact, history is not merely a degree you could consider\u2014it is the degree you would be remiss not to.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Read more about the &#8220;edge&#8221; you earn along with your history degree <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.historians.org\/2016\/03\/how-a-major-in-history-gives-you-the-intangible-edge\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Studying history &#8230; gives graduates tremendous flexibility in the job market. 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