moni13

Hello all! I am trying to make a decision regarding grad school and I'm having trouble. I am finishing my BA in history now and looking to go on in the field. My interest is US 20th century, particularly social movements and cultural history in the south. I got into the University of South Carolina's PhD program. It is ranked 84th in history and they have a great public history program. If I go there I plan to get a PhD in U.S. since 1789 with a public history component. Public history is a pro because I could work in museums for a while if I can't get a position in academia right away. I'm wondering if I will sort of fall between the cracks of academia and museums if I go that two way route though. I also got into the University of Georgia's MA program. It is ranked 56th in history. They have a good southern history program. They don't have public history so that could no longer be my backup. However, since it is just the masters program I can try and reapply to a better PhD program after two years, unlike at USC. Both schools gave me funding, but USC gave me significantly more. USC gave me 22,000 + tuition (but the fellowship doesn't have me teaching history for 7 semesters which is a worry). UGA is giving me 14,000 + tuition. Thoughts?