A degree in history is a portal to pursue work in many directions. As with any liberal arts major, history prepares students for careers requiring good writing, organizational, and analytic skills--essential to any career whether in the private, public, or non-profit sector. Opportunities in the field include archival, museum, or preservation careers, but further directions in law, education, or business are also enhanced by a liberal arts degree with a major in history. Some fields require graduate degrees, but for many business positions, a solid base in the skills of a historian--particularly analysis and writing--is the ticket to entering almost any field imagined.