Majoring in Sociology/Anthropology?

Question

Basically, what could I do with it? I think it's interesting, but I'm also not one of those college students who can fall back on living with their parents until they get a 'real' job.

I'm not looking to get rich, but what jobs could I get with that undergrad major that pay enough to live on?

Answer 1

By itself, anthropology isn't any more or less useful than most of the humanities bachelor's degrees (history, psychology, philosophy, etc).

If you did archaeology as a part of your degree, there is work in cultural resource management as a 'digger' but the pay is only okay.

If you want to work in your field (soc/anth) you either need to get a postgraduate degree or do some volunteer work in a related capacity and hope that it gets your foot in the door enough that you can get a job.

That being said, if you're looking for work in an unrelated field, anthropology is still a BA, so you can try looking for work with government positions, banks or use it to get into business school or law school.

Hope that helps.

Answer 2

Sociology is wide open for jobs...excellently necessary right now! Anthropology is a good one to have before you go into pre-law. If you have the time and resources, try out Forensics...that is wide open and growing!

Answer 3

hey thats what i did in college just graduated last summer.. not doin much at the moment because i'm saving to go travelling but you can get jobs in the community/development sector, lecturing, teaching, voluntary sector,research etc it just depends on what you're interested in..

Answer 4

you can work in a prison.  Often sociologists study the group behaviors regarding gangs in the prison.  Most jobs with sociology degrees are working for the state or a college.

Answer 5

If you're looking at the Arts department, as in you want to major in Social Sciences or Arts, you're not going to get direct training for any job no matter what your major. Undergraduate education is not career training. If you want to be trained for a career try a college, apprenticeship or get out of the Arts department and into the faculty of Nursing.

The jobs you'll have access to are the same for anyone who is in the Arts or Social Sciences, directly after graduation with no work experience? Lower level managerial positions and assistant type jobs.