Can I become a history professor with an undergrad degree in nursing?

Lallymoon: Can I become a history professor with an undergrad degree in nursing?
I graduated with a bachelor’s in nursing, and had been planning on doing medical school, but the medical field has never been my true passion, history is. I’ve decided to go on a different path, but I’m not sure how to transition into the history field. I’ve been thinking of getting a Master’s in History, and I’m currently working on getting a teaching license. Am I going about it the right way? Also how much should I expect to make if I want to be a history professor, in either a small college or a university?

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Answer by eri
College professors need a PhD in the field they want to teach. They do not need a teaching certificate or really any education background at all. Just history if you want to teach history. You need to look up some PhD programs and see if they’ll admit you without a history background. Keep in mind that it’s hard to get a job as a professor; there are many more people with PhDs who want to teach than there are jobs for them. Some professors start out making 40k a year with a PhD and loans to pay back; some are stuck adjuncting for 20k a year without benefits.

Answer by Aya
You will need, at minimum, a Master’s degree in history. If you want to teach anywhere but a community college, you will need a Ph.D. If you don’t want to go for the Ph.D., you could probably get teaching certification along with your Master’s and teach k-12. But if you plan on teaching at the college/university level, you don’t need a teaching license. That’s only for teaching k-12, and even then if you plan on only teaching in private schools you might not need the license.