<p>Sakky, you seem to make the assumption that history majors <em>want</em> to get a job in their field. Outside of academia (which requires at least six more years of schooling), archival/museum work, and elementary and secondary school teaching there just aren’t any jobs designed specifically for history majors. I chose history as a major because I like the subject material and find it interesting and engaging. I did not choose it to land myself a specific job as none of the options above interest me. Liberal arts degrees are valued for the general skill sets that come with experiencing the education. They are to separated from professional degrees (engineering, business, architecture, etc.).</p>
<p>MCB majors, who overwhelmingly land jobs related to major, are a couple thousand dollars behind history majors in median/average salaries: <a href=“http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MCB.stm[/url]”>http://career.berkeley.edu/Major/MCB.stm</a></p>