Anthropology arose at the junction of several classical sciences: biology, geology, paleontology, psychology, history, and others. One of the popular characteristics of this scientific discipline is "the most humanitarian of the natural, the most scientific of the humanities." Anthropology is the science of man and humanity in various aspects, about the connections of people and groups, the interaction of man with nature, the state, and other people.
The study of anthropology in America is often offered in combination with another direction (double degree): psychology, history, archeology. This is due to the need for data from other sciences to study the objects of anthropology. Anthropology students in the United States can choose from a variety of majors:
- Antrozoology
- Biological anthropology
- Demography
- Cultural anthropology
- International migration processes
- General anthropology
- Paleopathology
- Paleoecology
- Social anthropology
- Philosophical anthropology
- Ethnobiology
- Ethnography
- Ethnology.
With a degree in anthropology, a university graduate acquires a versatile education and a broad outlook. Graduates find application of their knowledge in various fields of activity:
- Scientific work
- Activities of state organizations
- Activities of international organizations
- Journalism
- Marketing
- Media and communications
- Field of art
- Field of social and community work
- Pedagogy.
Specialists are most in demand and have a high income in Western Europe and the USA. Education in anthropological specialties at US universities is conducted at a high level: scientific research in groups with prominent scientists, visits to the objects under study, practice in anthropological and related disciplines. To choose a university in the United States where you can get a degree in anthropology, you can use the latest selection - the rating "Best Universities with the Study of Anthropology in the USA-2021".
Best anthropology universities in USA 2025 - QS World University rankings
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