Outcomes

With a strong interdisciplinary foundation, students from the Historical Studies department use empirical, historical, and ethnographic expertise to rethink the present. Our students are accepted into the most prestigious universities, sought-after companies, and respected institutions in their fields.

Our master’s alumni have continued their graduate studies in master's and doctoral programs at top universities, including:

• Harvard University
• Princeton University
• Columbia University
• Brown University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• New York University
• University of California, Berkeley
• Duke University
• The New School for Social Research
• University of Texas at Austin
• University of Notre Dame
• London School of Economics and Political Science
• Northwestern University
• St. John's University School of Law
• University of South Carolina
• University of Wisconsin-Madison
• Rutgers University-New Brunswick

They have also found employment in the following sectors:

Nonprofits and NGOs

• Founder, Edible History
• Operations manager, Youth Engagement Fund
• Head of research, The New Historia
• Co-founder and executive director, Wikitongues
• Communications manager, Detroit Justice Center
• Development coordinator, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
• Director of operations, American Folk Art Museum
• Program coordinator, Games for Change
• Executive director, Cypress Fund
• Fellow, Turkish Heritage Organization
• Research and educational programs coordinator, Warrior Women Project

Media

• News presenter and producer, KOMPAS TV
• Founder, In The Beginning
• Freelance writer and editor
• Freelance digital strategist and content creator
• Publishing administrator, Cutey Music Group

Education and Libraries

• Member, AmeriCorps VISTA
• Teacher, New York City Department of Education
• Assistant teacher, The Churchill School and Center
• Senior page, New York Public Library
• Library assistant, Edmonton Public Library
• Middle school history teacher, Achievement First
• Program administrator, The New School
• Mellon postdoctoral fellow, Wesleyan University
• Assistant professor, Whitman College
• Assistant professor, Marmara University
• Part-time faculty, New York University
  

Legal, Finance, and Business

• Research paralegal, Kuharski, Levitz & Giovinazzo
• Editor and communications specialist, Credit Suisse
• Tax/municipal examiner, DataTrace
  
• Founder and league coordinator, S3 Boston Simply Sports Social
• Consultant, EightCloud
• Archivist, United States Department of Defense
• Data collection technician, Q Analysts