Should I get my PHD in anthropology?

A doctorate is recommended for full professional status as an anthropologist, although work in museums, physical anthropology labs and field archaeology is often possible with a Master’s degree. programs still require completion of all their requirements even if you have already completed a Master’s degree elsewhere.

What can you do with a PHD in anthropology?

But graduates with an anthropology degree are well-suited for a career in any number of fields, including: education, health care, museum curation, social work, international development, government, organizational psychology, non-profit management, marketing, publishing, and forensics.

How much does an anthropologist with a PHD make?

How much does a PHD in anthropology make?

Job Title	Range	Average
Job Title:Anthropologist	Range:$101k – $190k (Estimated *)	Average:$141,063

How long would it take to get a PHD in anthropology?

Anthropology doctoral students’ median time to degree since beginning graduate school was 9.6 years, the longest in the social sciences. However, most anthropology doctoral programs are designed to take five to six years to complete.

How many PhD programs should I apply to anthropology?

You can pick more than three, even though the programs will probably only require three letters. It’s not that you can send in more than three, but that you can give your writers a break by distributing the labor. I applied to nine schools; my advisor agreed to write nine letters.

Is there a demand for anthropologists?

Job Outlook Employment of anthropologists and archeologists is projected to grow 7 percent from 2020 to 2030, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 800 openings for anthropologists and archeologists are projected each year, on average, over the decade.

How much do anthropology majors make?

The median annual wage for anthropologists and archeologists was $66,130 in May 2020. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $40,800, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $102,770.

When can you call yourself an anthropologist?

While it is true that you will need some more education before you can truly call yourself an anthropologist, students who graduate with a BA with a major in anthropology work all over the world (and right here in Alberta, Canada) in all sorts of fields.