100% of the Class of 2023 History, Politics and International Relations survey respondents were employed or in graduate school within 6-9 months of graduation.
Check out what our grads are up to
Graduates from the history program are prepared to enter a variety of professions and occupations from collegiate and secondary level teaching, museums, archives, historic preservation, public history, and journalism to government service, law, business administration and management, and data analytics.
Graduates in politics and international relations have served in various capacities in both the public and the private sphere including but not limited to: law, consulting, business administration, data analytics, government relations, journalism, think tank analyst, campaign management, non-profit creation and administration, foreign service, national security, and, of course, government service.
Where they work
- A Rocha International
- Aqua America
- Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation / Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia
- Capital Region Economic Development Corporation
- Circuit Court of Maryland
- Department of State
- Hope International
- Inc.
- LLP
- Merck & Co.
- Nixon Peabody LLP
- President's Office of Management and Budget
- Stock and Leader
- The Terrace Initiative
- U.S. Department of Homeland Security
- U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)
- University of Texas
What they do
- Associate Director for Vaccine Policy and Government Relations
- Budget analyst
- City planner
- Congressional staffer
- Consultant
- Director of Communication and Advocacy
- Director of Policy and Government Relations
- District attorney
- Field representative
- Finance coordinator
- Government relations representative
- Lawyer
- Program examiner
- Reporter
- Social psychologist
- U.S. Foreign Service officer
Graduate school
- Duke University
- George Mason University
- Georgetown University
- Harvard Law School
- Johns Hopkins University
- London School of Economics
- Maxwell School of Public Policy at Syracuse University
- Oxford University
- Princeton University
- University of Hawaii
- University of North Carolina
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Toronto
- University of Virginia
- University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Jason Miller ’09 Senior Consultant of Strategy and Operations at Deloitte
Out of college, Jason join with the group environmental group Rare. He then went on to receive his Masters degree in Business Administration; Supply Chain Management and Finance from Penn State University and is currently a senior consultant of strategy and operations at Deloitte.
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Jeff Reczek ’07 Program Examiner for the President's Office of Management and Budget
Jeff Reczek is the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) at the Washington, DC, office where he advances the CDC’s mission by providing strategic direction to achieve public health goals, while coordinating with public health partners and supporting Members of Congress.
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Jonathan Fuller ’16 History major heads to seminary
When Christian ministries and history major Jonathan Fuller ’16 visited Messiah during his college search, the Burlington, North Carolina, native knew he’d found the right place. “If you can fall in love with Messiah on a cold February morning, you can love it anytime,” he said.
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Morgan Lee ’12 Editor, Christianity Today
When she joined the staff as the director of The Pulse when it launched in 2011, Morgan Lee '12 could only dream it would become Messiah's student-run media hub. What started as a radio station and yearbook has expanded to include a monthly magazine, website and thriving social media presence.
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Steven Waters ’74 Senior Philanthropy Director for Economic Development, World Vision
As World Vision’s senior philanthropy director for economic development, alumnus Steven embodies the “worldwide sense of belonging” Messiah College encourages its students to pursue during their undergraduate education and throughout their career.
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