Sue, do all you can to influence your son NOT to major in history.The discipline is so skewed towards Marxism it is impossible to develop critical thinking skills under such circumstances.

As a subject, history is exceedingly important, but it cannot be properly learned under the tutelage of like-minded props who indoctrinate instead of teach.He can self study if history is his real interest, by finding out which authors present historical facts, NOT revisionist history.

Econ is also a viable option, perhaps a good program in international relations is another.However, it is most important, that as the consumer, that you perform your due diligence. Make sure that any dept he studies under has at least a modicum of balance in it.

Trust me, I would never had paid for Caltech or MIT if I had not made sure that I would receive value for my investment, that my sons would learn under profs who saw their mandates as education & NOT indoctrination, otherwise the degrees would not have been worth the paper they are written on.