How long do i have to attend college to become an anthropologist?

Question

How long do i have to attend college to become an anthropologist?

Answer 1

4 years for the title, a masters to work and a PhD to be taken seriously.

Answer 2

To be taken seriously...a PhD. Sadly, these days, the average college degree is about equal to a high school GED from 40 years ago.

You will need to really learn the field and a PhD is a good indication that you both want to learn and are capable of doing so.

Answer 3

Depends on what you want to do with your degree. What sort of anthropology are you interested in? Forensics? Social anthropology? Linguistics? Teaching? Archaeology? To get a Baccalaureate (BA) in anthropology should take four years. Then you can honestly say you are an anthropologist, but it is not likely that you will get a job as an anthropologist (except possibly in forensics or as a field tech doing contract archaeology). Another two years for a Master's and you can start getting better jobs. Another four years or so after that and you could have a PhD, which is a requirement if you want to be a professor or lecturer. It is a long time - you need to really love it, but you will learn a lot about people and a lot about yourself.