Other options after History/Anthro PhD

Graduate School
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<p>Hi Guys,</p>

<p>I am curious if anyone has a list of jobs or ideas of what jobs are possible (besides teaching at a college) for a History/Anthro PhD graduate. I'm still just a sophomore in undergrad, but I just want to see what people say as I'm very interested in pursuing this, but just want to know if there are any other substantial career paths after graduate school in these fields. </p>

<p>Thanks!</p>

<p>Ben</p>

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<p>Duffman28, </p>

<p>I'm answering your q from the Grad School 101 thread here, so as not to hijack that thread. While there may not be any "USNWR" rankings of undergraduate programs in a particular major (thank god), professors in graduate programs are well aware of each program's rigor and subsequent reputation in the field. Basically, we know our colleagues, and we know what sort of students they turn out.</p>

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<p>Thanks Professor. That being said, anyone know how History at Tufts is viewed for undergrad?</p>

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I am curious if anyone has a list of jobs or ideas of what jobs are possible (besides teaching at a college) for a History/Anthro PhD graduate. I'm still just a sophomore in undergrad, but I just want to see what people say as I'm very interested in pursuing this, but just want to know if there are any other substantial career paths after graduate school in these fields.

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<p>You can become a management consultant. Why not? Here's a guy who got a PhD in philosophy and ended up becoming a partner at McKinsey.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.apd.mckinsey.com/jump/consultant.asp?pid=8%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.apd.mckinsey.com/jump/consultant.asp?pid=8&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>And, like I've always said, the "default" job for somebody who has a PhD, if you can't get into academia, is to just become a high school teacher. It's a pretty decent job when you think about it. You get the whole summer off, and many school districts offer the possibility of tenure, and once you get that, you're basically unfireable.</p>

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<p>I'm also considering Middle Eastern/Near Eastern studies as I take arabic and am doing ME Studies that as my 2nd major for undergrad, I'm assuming this would open the door to other jobs with the PhD?</p>

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<p>I'm sure the US government is looking for plenty of people with knowledge of the Middle East.</p>