There is no such thing as a typical Anthropology career. Our graduates go on to further study and an exciting range of jobs in varied sectors.
Our graduates are highly employable. Our Department was ranked 3rd for Anthropology in the 2025 Good University Guide produced by The Times/Sunday Times and this included a score of 87.8 for graduate prospects, the second highest for our subject in the UK.
When you join our world leading Department of Anthropology, you'll learn transferable skills and gain invaluable experience that will prepare you for a successful career in your chosen field.
If you want to study a degree that will open up many career paths, Anthropology at Durham is a great choice.
The Anthropology degree gives you a thorough grounding in anthropology: offering interesting optional modules enabling you to explore people's customs, health care systems and cultures all over the world both past and present. I feel lucky to have found a degree that grabbed my interest from the onset. Since graduating, I’ve qualified as a teacher and as a Careers Advisor working in graduate positions.
With an Anthropology Degree our students acquire a fascinating and useful knowledge base, as well as an unusual mix of intellectual and practical skills. Employers worldwide are looking for this combination of skills and particularly so where creativity, curiosity and the ability to understand human culture and society are at a premium.
Our graduates use their anthropology directly in fields such as:
A significant number progress into careers which utilise the broad understanding of human society and behaviour as well as the many transferable skills that come with the study of Anthropology. Employment fields in this category include advertising, publishing, journalism, human resource management, public relations, finance, law, consultancy and marketing.
A large proportion of our students progress onto higher level study following their degree in Anthropology. Many remain within their academic field of interest and pursue higher level anthropological research, notably at Durham but also other prestigious institutions. Others take a different route and pursue professional postgraduate programmes in both related and non-related fields.
Explore the Research and Real World Impact that our academic and post graduate students are embarking on.
Find out more about our undergraduate Anthropology degree courses by visiting the individual programme pages or contact us for more information.
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