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Doctoral Careers

Fast Fact

A recent peer-reviewed analysis of the archaeology job market, published in American Antiquity, ranked ASU 4th in the country in academic job placement.

Sixty-five percent of our doctoral graduates hold positions in academia.

Recent graduates of our programs in anthropology, applied mathematics for the life and social sciences, environmental social science and global health have gone on to serve as faculty or researchers at the following institutions:

  • Allegheny College
  • Adelphi University
  • Arizona State University
  • Autonomous University of Baja California (Mexico)
  • Bellevue College
  • Boston University
  • Brigham Young University
  • California Baptist University
  • California Institute of Technology
  • California State University – Fresno
  • California University of Pennsylvania
  • Chaffey College
  • Chipola University
  • City University of New York
  • Eckerd College
  • Front Range Community College
  • Fullerton College
  • George Washington University
  • Grand Canyon University
  • Harvard University
  • Hendrix College
  • Howard University
  • Istanbul Technical University (Turkey)
  • James Madison University
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (U.K.)
  • Luther College
  • Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • Mesa Community College
  • Midwestern University
  • National University of Singapore (Republic of Singapore)
  • Northeastern Illinois University
  • Oregon State University
  • Pantheon-Sorbonne University (France)
  • Pennsylvania State University
  • Pima Community College
  • Quinnipiac University
  • Royal Thimphu College (Bhutan)
  • Santa Fe Institute
  • South Dakota State University
  • Southern Illinois University
  • Tarbiat Modares University (Iran)
  • Texas A & M
  • Tufts University
  • Tulane University
  • University of Akron
  • University of Alaska – Anchorage
  • University of Arizona
  • University of Arkansas – Fayetteville
  • University of California – Davis
  • University of California – Los Angeles
  • University of Cincinnati
  • University of Colorado – Boulder
  • University of Colorado – Denver
  • University of Denver
  • University of Hawaii
  • University of Konstanz (Germany)
  • University of Nevada – Las Vegas
  • University of Notre Dame
  • University of Pittsburgh
  • University of Queensland (Australia)
  • University of Redlands
  • University of San Francisco
  • University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
  • University of Southern Indiana
  • University of Texas – Arlington
  • University of Utah
  • University of Wisconsin – Madison
  • Virginia Commonwealth University
  • Washington State University
  • Wayne State University,

 

Our recent doctoral graduates are also well represented outside academia. Below is a sampling of their positions:

  • Associate, Goldman Sachs
  • Case Officer for Alaska and Southwest, Repatriation Office, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
  • Ceramic Analyst, Cultural Resources Program, Gila River Indian Community
  • Collections Manager, Native Seeds/SEARCH
  • Cultural Resources Director, Southwest Region, Environmental Planning Group
  • Curator of Archaeology, Arizona Museum of Natural History
  • Curator of Education, Roswell Museum and Art Center
  • Director, Office of Health Programs, Indian Health Service, Phoenix Area Office
  • Executive Vice President, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
  • Forensic Anthropologist/Archaeologist, Department of Defense
  • Forensic Anthropologist, Department of Navy
  • General Manager, Breogan Consulting
  • Market Research Vice President, Weinman Schnee Morais, Inc.
  • Paleoanthropologist, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution
  • Preservation Archaeologist, Archaeology Southwest
  • Principal Investigator, Logan Simpson Design
  • Project Director, Desert Archaeology
  • Project Manager, Cultural Resource Management, Gila River Indian Community
  • Research Analyst, Davenport Watts & Drake Investment Advisors, LLC
  • Senior Ceramic Analyst and Lab Manager, ACS
  • Senior Manager, Fraud Risk, American Express
  • Underwater Archaeologist, URS Corporation
  • Vice President, Research and Development, the CORE Institute