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Holocaust & Related Studies

Types of Degrees Holocaust & Related Studies Majors Are Earning

People majoring in Holocaust & Related Studies can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	10
Master’s Degree	33
Doctor’s Degree	8

What Holocaust & Related Studies Majors Need to Know

Studies in Holocaust & Related Studies emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Holocaust & Related Studies graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Holocaust & Related Studies emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• History and Archeology — Importance 4.9 / 5; level 6.3 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.6 / 7.
• Education and Training — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 5.6 / 7.
• Law and Government — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 3.5 / 7.
• Geography — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills developed in a Holocaust & Related Studies program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Speaking — Importance 4.5 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.3 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Writing — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.7 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4.0 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.1 / 7.

Abilities

Innate abilities most relevant to Holocaust & Related Studies careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Oral Expression — Importance 4.7 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Expression — Importance 4.4 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 5.0 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Inductive Reasoning — Importance 3.9 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Holocaust & Related Studies graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Getting Information	4.8 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.8 / 7
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge	4.6 / 7
Analyzing Data or Information	4.6 / 7
Training and Teaching Others	4.5 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.4 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.4 / 7
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others	4.3 / 7
Processing Information	4.3 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	3.9 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Holocaust & Related Studies professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Microsoft Word	Word processing software	✓
Geographic information system GIS software	Geographic information system	—
Web browser software	Internet browser software	—
Microsoft Office software	Office suite software	✓
Microsoft Excel	Spreadsheet software	✓
Microsoft PowerPoint	Presentation software	✓
Email software	Electronic mail software	—
Microsoft Outlook	Electronic mail software	✓
Database software	Data base user interface and query software	—
Calendar and scheduling software	Calendar and scheduling software	—
Blackboard Learn	Computer based training software	—
JavaScript	Web platform development software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Holocaust & Related Studies graduates include:

• Lecturer
• Humanities Teacher
• Survey Research Professor
• Foreign Service Teacher
• Science Teacher
• Liberal Arts Teacher
• Industrial Arts Teacher
• Social Science Professor
• Urban Planning Teacher
• College Teacher
• Family Consumer Science Teacher
• Labor Relations Teacher
• Urban Planning Professor
• Naval Science Teacher
• Survey Research Teacher

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Holocaust & Related Studies graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	63.9%
Master’s degree	32.7%
Bachelor’s degree	2.4%
Less than a high school diploma	0.5%
Some college courses	0.4%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Holocaust & Related Studies?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 70.6% of Holocaust & Related Studies degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	36	70.6%
Men	15	29.4%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Holocaust & Related Studies graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	39	76.5%
Hispanic or Latino	3	5.9%
Black or African American	2	3.9%
Race Unknown	4	7.8%
International Students	3	5.9%

^{See minority definition below.}

Online Holocaust & Related Studies Programs

Distance learning are documented by IPEDS for Holocaust & Related Studies. The table below shows how many graduates earned at least some of their coursework online (Distance-Ed Available) versus completing the entire program online (Distance-Ed Only).

Award Level	Distance-Ed Available	Distance-Ed Only
Master’s	2	1
Doctoral (Research)	1	0

^{Distance-Ed Only = degrees completed entirely online; Distance-Ed Available = degrees including at least some online coursework. Source: IPEDS Completions by Distance Education status.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	CIP Code
Holocaust and Related Studies	30.21
History and Political Science	30.4601
Ancient Studies/Civilization	30.2201
Classical and Ancient Studies, Other	30.2299
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology	30.2202
Geoarcheaology	30.4201

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.