Part of it also, could be that majoring in history does not lead to any sort of job or career path.
How many jobs do we ever see for history majors?
There’s a lot of foot-in-the-door corporate positions they just look for a BA of any kind. I’m an Underwriter and the trainees we hire come from every possible BA background you can think of. You’re a step ahead if you have a business/finance/medical degree, but we assume you know nothing and train you every step of the way regardless of background.
Your options are pretty much the following: history teacher, museum guide, historical site guide, management at either of the previous two, archivist for a government or large and old corporation, adjunct instructor at the college level, professor at same, or move on to law school. It is not a field with a lot of openings.
Every job today that pays over $10/hour wants a college degree. They don’t care if it is History or Basket Weaving, they just want to see that piece of paper you paid $80,000 for. They’ll train you once you get there.
How many jobs do we ever see for history majors?
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Several of my friends were History majors and went on to Law School..... They wanted to avoid all the crap classes involved with a Political Science degree....
I have a cousin who has a doctorate in history.
He drives a Big Rig....................