What is your history graduate doing next?

[Treviarpelli]

Dd seems a bit clueless as to what to do with her history degree. Not averse to further study if necessary but would probably prefer to get started on a career.
Didnt apply for grad jobs this year as just got there head down with getting her degree but is feeling a bit rudderless now

Three subjects don't have recruitment shortages and one of them is history.

What are the other two?

PE and music.

My ds applied and got on a course for a history MA an was told today they've cut the course!

I live in the North East, and I constantly see job adverts from good schools looking for history teachers. Maybe it’s area-dependent.

It really depends on what other interests she has alongside history. Personally, I’d recommend looking into public health. There are lots of areas where strong research and analytical skills are valuable — especially if she enjoys the research side of history — and there tend to be more job opportunities and better funding in that sector at the moment.Worked in academia for a while but I now work in wellbeing. That’s another area with growing opportunities and funding, including counselling, mental health support, SEND, and related fields.

Quite possibly, but they will fill the vacancies.

DD graduated last year (June ‘25) with a history degree. She got a grad role as a project manager with an international publishing and media company in the October, and has since been promoted to project manager.
She had a summer internship at her uni at the end of the first year, and then continued to work there during her next 2 years, so had lots of experience to offer, and her part-time role linked in well to her current role.