The major association for historians in the US is the , which many of the history department faculty are members of.
Additionally, there are numerous more specific associations that address niche fields. Professors are also members of the following organizations:
- The Central European History Society, and the Urban History Association
- The Organization of American Historians
- Immigration and Ethnic History Society
- Academic Council of the American Jewish Historical Society
- Association for Jewish Studies
- Oregon Historical Society
- Western Historical Society
- Middle East Studies Association (MESA)
- Association for Iranian Studies (ASI)
- Association for the Study of Persianate Societies (ASPA)
- Medieval Association of the Pacific (MAP)
- Society for Literature, Science and Arts (SLSA)
- American Academy of Religion (AAR)