Careers in Anthropology
Graduates of the anthropology program receive broad training and a unique perspective that enables them to pursue a wide range of exciting career options. This training includes courses in cultural and biological anthropology and archaeology, as well as numerous field and lab methods. Graduates work in research, teaching, or administration, in industry, government, non-governmental organizations, and many other private and public institutions.
For more information about anthropology and its career options, you can browse the following websites:
- American Anthropological Association
- American Association of Museums
- American Association of Physical Anthropologists
- American Cultural Resources Association
- American Society of Primatologists
- Archaeological Institute of America
- Central States Anthropological Society
- Midwest Archaeological Conference
- National Association for the Practice of Anthropology
- National Association of Student Anthropologists
- Paleoanthropology Society
- Register of Professional Archaeologists
- Society for American Archaeology
- Society for Applied Anthropology
- The Archaeology and CRM Professionals Resource
- The Leakey Foundation
Additional career options are listed on the Career Development Center's Web site.