Spending your years at Lawrence studying the many facets of human uniqueness is key to any job that deals with, well, humans.

Degree tracks in Archaeology, Biological Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology and Linguistic Anthropology help narrow your focus in the Anthropology program. Discovering the many ways to learn about people, language, and culture through anthropology prepares Lawrentians for careers and advanced study in archaeology, museums, medicine, public health, and beyond...

Lawrentians can go on to pursue careers in anthropology, archaeology, museum education, secondary and higher education, management/business, marketing, community and global health, social work, law, and international development.

They can also earn advanced degrees in city/urban planning, public and global health, global policy studies, law, divinity, forensic science, museum studies, social work, and sociology.

Educational Outcomes

Recent Anthropology graduates have gone on to pursue graduate and professional school programs that include:

  • Boston University School of Public Health, Public Health, M.P.H.
  • University of Denver, Anthropology, M.A.
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Mathematics, Ph.D.
  • University of Tennessee - Knoxville, Anthropology, M.A.
  • Saint Louis University, Public Health, M.P.H.

Employment Outcomes

Recent Anthropology graduates have pursued full-time employment in roles that include:

  • Intern, American Museum of Natural History 
  • Registrarial Fellow, John Michael Kohler Arts Center
  • Clinic Secretary/Assistant, Children's Hospital of Wisconsin
  • Course Facilitator & Youth Mentor, ECDC African Community Center
  • Quality Assurance Specialist, Epic
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