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Career Paths for History PhDs:A Few Thoughts for Graduate Programs
American Historical Association Annual Meeting
January 3, 2014
Number of New History PhDs and Advertised Job Openings, 1970–71 to 2011–12
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AHA Job Ads History PhDs
Figure 4: Number of Departments Conferring History PhDs,1900 to 2010
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Number of New History PhDs and Advertised Job Openings, 1970–71 to 2011–12
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AHA Job Ads History PhDs
Status of History PhDs, 2013
2-Year Non-tenure Track3.1%
2-Year Tenure Track2.4%
4-Year Non-tenure Track14.7%
4-Year Tenure Track50.6%
Other Employment24.2%
Retired1.1%
Deceased1.1%
Not found2.8%
Institutional Priorities in Preparation of PhD Students, 2001
Research Universities
Other 4-Year Colleges
Historical Societies/
Sites
Government Business0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
120%
High Priority
Moderate
Low/Not a Priority
Employment of History PhDs, 2013
Research Univ. 4-Year 2-Year K-12 Other (Business/Gov't)
Public History0.0%
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20.0%
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Employment of History PhDs by Field Specialization, 2013
Research Univ. 4-Year 2-Year K-12 Other (Busi-ness/Gov't)
Public History0%
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Africa Asia Latin America Europe North America
Academic Employment of History PhDs by Field, 2013
Research Univ. 4-Year 2-Year
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Research Uni-versity
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Field Specializations of Jobs and PhDs, 2012 and 2013
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Junior Faculty Openings, 2012-13
New PhDs, 2011-12
2-Year Administration; 0.2%
2-Year Nontenure Track; 4.0%
2-Year Tenure Track; 2.9%
4-year Administration; 3.5%
4-Year Nontenure Track; 15.4%
4-Year Tenure Track; 43.8%
Business; 2.9%
Deceased; 1.3% Federal Government; 3.2%
For-profit Admin or Faculty; 0.5%
Independent Scholar; 2.7%
K-12; 3.6%
Library/Museum/Archive; 2.0%
Non-Profit; 3.9%
Not found; 3.3%
Other; 0.4%
Publishing/ Editing; 0.8%
Researcher; 0.7%
Retired; 1.2%
Self-Employed; 2.5%
State/ Local Government; 1.2%
PhDs in the History of North America
The Job Picture for Two Specializations
2-Year Nontenure Track; 1.9%
2-Year Tenure Track; 0.6%
4-year Administration; 1.9%
4-Year Nontenure Track; 8.8%
4-Year Tenure Track; 65.4%
Business; 3.8%
Deceased; 1.9% Federal Government; 3.1%
Independent Scholar; 1.3%
K-12; 1.3%
Non-Profit; 2.5%
Not found; 1.3%
Publishing/ Editing; 1.3%
Researcher; 0.6%
Retired; 0.6%
Self-Employed; 2.5%
State/ Local Government; 1.3%
PhDs in Latin American History
Jobs for History PhDs Outside the Professoriate
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Distribution of History PhDs Recipients by Subject and NRC Ranking of Program
Africa Asia Europe Latin America U.S.0.0%
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70.0% Top Rated
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Bottom Rankings
Type of Employer of History PhDs, by NRC Ranking of Program
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Non-faculty Employment
Approximate Track of Doctoral Student Cohorts, from Matriculation to Completion, 1997 to 2007
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7 Year 8 Year 9 Year 100%
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Transitional Employment
Tenure Track Appointment
NonAcademic Employment
Movement of Graduates from Two History Doctoral Programs to Academic Employment in 2011
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