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Explore major political, cultural, social and economic shifts in American society in the Master of Arts in History program with a concentration in American History at Southern New Hampshire University. By learning how to apply the historian's tools to your own interests, you'll exit the program a true American history scholar.

With an online master’s in American history, you can pursue careers in research, writing, teaching, government or publishing. The knowledge and skills developed by studying American history will give you an edge in a wide range of professions.

See Yourself Succeed in American History

The online master’s in American history program will deepen your knowledge of the process of "making" history through analyzing historical scholarship, crafting written communications and defending the relevance of the past as it pertains to making informed decisions about the future. You'll emerge not only with up-to-date knowledge, but also with the research, writing and critical-thinking skills to work in a variety of fields where today’s real world meets meaningful interpretations of the past.

Curriculum

The online history graduate programs advance the applications of history while strengthening research and writing skills. After completing the master's in history core programs, you'll choose five American history courses and fulfill a capstone experience that results in a project or research paper.

Career Outlook

Without historians, there would be no history. Writing it, preserving it and applying it are integral to a surprising number of professions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that most historians work in government agencies, while others work in museums, archives, historical societies, publishing houses, research organizations and consulting firms.

Careers for historians include archaeologists, archivists, editors, educators, information managers, journalists, librarians, litigation support and paralegals, records managers, researchers, and historians for corporations and nonprofits.