Postgraduate Opportunities
Discover a Career in Anthropology
While earning your Bachelor of Arts in anthropology at Mercer, you will develop marketable skills — such the ability to research, think critically, and problem solve — and gain practical experience you can apply in the real world. An anthropology degree has many uses, including in both research- and application-focused positions. A graduate of Mercer’s anthropology major may go on to have a successful career as a:
- Qualitative researcher, anthropologist, or other social scientist
- User experience researcher
- Lawyer, judge, or other judicial worker
- Health care provider
- Teacher
- Educational administrator
- Archivist, curator, or museum technician
- Librarian
- Writer or author
- Social or community service manager
- Editor
Continue Your Education in Graduate School
Pursuing a graduate degree in anthropology can sharpen your skill set and deepen your understanding of the concepts needed to be successful in the field. Mercer’s anthropology major prepares you for the rigorous challenges you will face in graduate school. Some common fields of study anthropology students pursue in graduate school include:
- Anthropology, including applied and medical anthropology
- Public health
- Environmental studies
- Urban planning
- Ethnic studies
- Medicine
- Education
- Law