History

Is an Online History Education Possible?

Yes! Ashford University, the highest ranking online history school, is an accredited US institution offering programs to train individuals to become outstanding historians, art history teachers, professor of histories, art history professors, etc. According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, at present there are 21,810 people employed as history teachers alone in America, and their average annual salary is $69,280. Museum technicians and conservators make on average $41,330 per year and there are about 10,170 of them employed today. Online schools like Ashford University have been proven to help successfully launch workers into this field.

History Common Job Tasks
  • analyzing first-hand sources
  • writing research papers
  • linking historical events in context
  • meeting with other historians
  • attending conferences
  • going to archaeological locations
  • researching recent events
  • paralleling events to current events
  • teaching students
  • memorizing details
Popular Journals & Magazines History Organizations Related Professions Currently in Demand
  • Archivist
  • Records Manager
  • Librarian
  • Information Manager
  • Education Historian
  • Research Historian
  • Communication Historian
  • Religious Historian
  • Business Historian
  • Archaeologist
Top Cities for History
  • San Francisco
  • Charleston
  • New York City
  • Santa Fe
  • Chicago
  • Carmel
  • Honolulu
  • Savannah
  • San Diego
  • Sedona
Top States for History
  • Alabama
  • California
  • Colorado
  • Illinois
  • Kentucky
  • Massachusetts
  • New York
  • Ohio
  • Tennessee
  • Texas
Common History Degree Program Names
  • BA Cultural Studies
  • BA in Ethnic and Gender Studies
  • Bachelors in Geography and Cartography
  • MA in History
  • BA in Human and Social Services Studies
  • BA in Liberal Arts Humanities and General Studies
  • BA in Parks Recreation and Leisure Studies
  • Bachelors in Philosophy Studies
  • BA in Political Science
  • BA in Public Administration Studies
Common History Course Titles
  • American Civilization to 1877
  • Ancient Greece
  • The Byzantine Empire
  • Medieval Europe
  • The Crusades: Holy War in the Middle Ages
  • Family and Sex Roles in Modern History
  • American Jewish History and Culture
  • Medieval and Modern Russia
  • History of Facism and Nazism
  • History of Communism

List of Liberal Arts and Humanities Subjects

History Programs by State & City