I majored in history as it was always my favorite subject. I thought about attending law school, but ultimately ended up going in a different direction.

I find my degree helps with critical reading and thinking as well as research. I know where to find the answer to pretty much anything. I also learned how to learn, if that makes any sense, and don't have trouble picking up material for my current career that has nothing whatsoever to do with history.

I think if you aren't set on a specific career that requires specific coursework as an undergrad, you should study something that interests you.

I do not regret my history major. Most importantly, because an awareness and understanding of history is critical, but also because it taught valuable studying, researching, project preparation, and communication skills that have bearing on the rest of one’s life. With that said, I haven’t used it for anything since getting my Bachelor’s, and as much as I want a higher degree, I realistically would only do so if my passion for history had me wanting to teach it somewhere.

I loved studying History at University (alongside Archaeology). If you’re fascinated in history then it’s a great idea. You get both intellectually stimulated and enjoyment so why wouldn’t you. On the what do you do with your degree, In terms of jobs obviously there isn’t many historic based jobs going around that’s why I ended up doing a specialisation and went onto do a Masters in Urban Conservation. This opened up a career path for me which I hope to follow soon.

If you see it as a stand alone qualification many places see it for what you said in a comment above, great analytical skills, patience, research skills commitment as well as cracking communication skills. Defo go for it if you’re debating it, although I can’t weigh in on how majors work as I’m from the UK.

I, at least, really regret majoring in history. At the time I intended to become a history professor because I really enjoyed history, but I changed my mind on that career path and soon found myself stuck with a major that is no longer relevant to my needs.

Unless you're dead set on becoming a history teacher or professor, or some other job directly related to the field, I would suggest taking a look at other majors that would help with fields of work you find interesting. You mentioned wanting to become a lawyer - try looking into the requirements for a degree in law, and see if that's your speed. You can always have fun reading about history in your spare time without making it a major or a career choice.

Personally, my experience is if you have a passion for history you’ll enjoy it at degree level and - crucially - do well. Any subject you’re not 100% committed to at higher level is going to be a hard study. History is such an over-arching subject (so many disciplines - sciences even - have “ History Of” areas of enquiry!) that the critical thinking and researching skills are translatable to almost any future career path.