The Graduate Degree Program: History MA

What is the Masters Program Like?

  • small classes, offered in evenings for working students
  • close working relationships with professors
  • the chance to pursue subjects of interest in depth

Where do MA graduates go after their degree?

  • Doctoral programs, including programs in History, American Studies, and Ethnic Studies at UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, UC Santa Barbara, UC Riverside, Yale, Iowa, Indiana, George Washington, Minnesota, and Stanford.
  • Community college teaching positions, including jobs at ELAC, Rio Hondo, Moorpark, Glendale, Santa Ana, and LA Trade Tech.
  • Museums jobs, including at the Peterson Automotive, Smithsonian, National 9/11 Memorial, GRAMMY Museum, and Drum Barracks Museum
  • Library and archive jobs, including at the Los Angeles Public Library, CSU Dominguez Hills Special Collections, Fresno State Library.
  • K-12 teaching, including public schools (which often offer higher pay for MA coursework) and private schools (which often hire teachers based on their MA rather than on a teaching credential).
  • Business, government, and non-profit work, including Sootheby's, ACLU, and LA District Attorney's Office.

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