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Eberly College of Arts & Sciences Department of History
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Career Opportunities

The WVU graduate program in history provides training in historical methods that prepare graduates to work in a wide variety of public and private sector careers.

Our former students pursue professions in academia as assistant professors, program directors, project managers, and lecturers at institutions including:

  • Tufts University
  • American University
  • Pennsylvania Western University
  • Portland State University
  • University of Malawi
  • Southeast Missouri State University. 
Alumni also work at Gettysburg College, Davis and Elkins College, Richard Bland College of William & Mary, Northern Virginia Community College, and the Florida Institute of Technology, among others.

Several alumni are employed by federal and state government agencies such as:

  • Historical Office of the Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Naval History and Heritage Command
  • National Cemetery Administration
  • National Archives and Records Administration
  • National Park Service
  • United States Forest Service
  • West Virginia State Archives
  • State Historic Preservation Offices.

Furthermore, MA and Ph.D. graduates work for a range of historical societies, museums, historical consulting firms, non-profit organizations, historic preservation agencies, and private sector businesses including:

  •  Kentucky Historical Society
  • Maryland Historical Trust
  • West Virginia & Regional History Center,
  • Monticello
  • Senator John Heinz History Center
  • Loudoun Museum
  • Museum Center at 5ive Points
  • Shapell Manuscript Foundation
  • Arthurdale Heritage Inc.
  • Advanced Studies in Culture Foundation (ASCF)
  • Preservation Alliance of West Virginia
  • WVU Press
  • Quad City Symphony Orchestra. 
Additionally, alumni have secured jobs in development, printing, arts, research groups, and energy corporations.