Nisan 15, 2026
Tarih Lisansını bitirmişken ne yapacağınızı bilmiyor musunuz?
Herkese merhaba! 23M burada, bir devlet okulunda Tarih alanında lisans eğitimini bitiriyor. Şu ana kadar her şey yolunda görünüyor. Hâlâ zorlanıyorum çünkü ana dalımı sevmeme rağmen aynı zamanda bunun profesyonel bir derece olması da gerekmiyor. Kütüphanede çalışma deneyimim var ama en ucuz MLIS’in buna değip değmeyeceğini bilmiyorum. Aynı zamanda bana hukuk fakültesinden de bahsedildi. JD almak ilginç görünüyor, ancak hukuk mutlaka benim tutkum değil, artı 3 yıllık bu ve borç, bu yüksek maaşlı bir seçim olsa bile yine de sinir bozucu, devlet üniversitemdeki hukuk okulum bile pahalı. İş açısından pazarın nasıl olduğunu zaten biliyoruz. Kesinlikle yüksek lisans eğitiminin bir seçenek olabileceğini düşünüyorum, ancak eğer öyleyse, yatırımın buna değmesini istiyorum. Hangi sektöre odaklanılacağına dair tavsiyeniz var mı? Koruma ve kâr amacı gütmeyen kuruluşlar fikrini seviyorum ama aynı zamanda rahat yaşamak da istiyorum… Öneriniz veya deneyiminiz var mı?
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history + library work actually lines up ok with museum / archives / special collections gigs, but most of that wants experience and usually that mlis. if you do grad school, i’d only do it part time while working. also look at policy / research roles. either way, hiring right now is trash
there’s lots of paths you can take! they’ll all take a little bit of work and a little bit of networking.
you could definitely continue with the MLIS or work in a library, or go to law school. before you do either of those things though, i would take a step back. an MLIS or law school can be funded without you having to go into debt. i’m a huge believer that we shouldn’t *have* to pay for grad school. if you do really well in your LSAT, then law school funding is a prospect. some law firms will pay for their paralegals, but i can’t speak too much on that, i just know one guy who did that.
i’m in grad school for a different program with full-funding. i’m happy to chat to you personally about it via DM. i do think, even with full-funding, the ROI on a graduate degree is contestable.
non profit work is a great idea. you could go into grant writing, become a program/ project manager, or a coordinator. all with the intention of climbing the ladder!
i can’t speak to conservation as much but you might be able to find a non-profit that works with environment/ecological/disaster aid. you could also look at roles with organizations such as FEMA. part of my graduate degree looks at emergency management responses (both vernacular and organized) and i think that, for all the problems people have with FEMA (etc) on the ground, you could strive to make a change.
that’s mostly what i have in mind. i’m from a similar background to you (History BA) but i took the grad school path and idk. i don’t regret it because it’s funded, and i love it, but i’m also like, what the fuck am i doing lmao.
best of luck!
My experience, fwiw. I didn’t know it when I graduated (in the mid-90s from a state school), but my history degree was invaluable for the writing career I started when I was in my late 20s. The combination of heavy research and thoughtful, nuanced writing you have to do as a history major absolutely gives you skills that are transferable in unexpected ways. Good luck, I know the job market is ass right now.
I’ll be honest – a history major won’t get you a big bucks job. The few jobs relatively in that field are both hyper competitive AND low pay.
It truly is the best bet to go to law school, you will use the skills you acquired in your major and have a chance at a solid financial life. I get that it didn’t light your world on fire but it’s the best return on investment and time you have. I’d think about the law and maybe a specific type of law that would give you satisfaction. There’s many types and you can find one that works for you.
– fellow humanities major that has never used his degree in 16 years
I know it ain’t sexy but there are many degree agnostic positions open in the vast bureaucracy of the U.S. government.
Get a paralegal certificate and become a notary public if you like the order and recordkeeping of the library, can be organized in clerical work and legally minded!! Paralegals can make $50/hour or six figures annually in the U.S., I know two paralegals who are also notaries and it’s a huuuuuge benefit to both law firms and corporations.