Graduate School & Careers
THE NEXT STEP
After completing your degree, you’ll be ready to find interesting and challenging work, go on to graduate or professional school or apply your skills and knowledge to real world problems.
Jobs
Despite what you may have heard, sociologists and anthropologists are highly employable! Check out some the places where recent sociology and anthropology majors have landed jobs:
- Chicago Police Department
- ChildServ
- Delavan Police Department
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car
- The Field Museum of Natural History
- Lakeview Action Coalition
- LUCHA (Latinos United Community Housing Association)
- North Central College Admissions Office
- Our Children’s Homestead
- Parents Alliance Employment Project
- Peace Corps
- RadioShack
- River Valley Juvenile Detention Center
- U.S. Air Force Military Police
- U.S. Customs
Still wondering about a careers for majors in sociology or anthropology? Just take a look at some of these resources:
- Careers in Sociology
- Career Resources for the Sociology Major
- What can I do with an anthropology major?
- Careers in Anthropology
Graduate School
Students recently completing a North Central sociology or anthropology program of study have gone on to some of the most prestigious graduate schools in the country.
- Aurora University
- Brandeis University
- DePaul School of Law
- Indiana University
- Lewis University
- Loyola University (Chicago)
- Northern Illinois University
- University of Chicago
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Penn (University of Pennsylvania)
- University of Wisconsin--Madison
- University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee
- Washington University in St. Louis
Service
Whether addressing economic development overseas or social problems in your own backyard, training in the social sciences prepares you to make a difference.
- ChildServ
- Lakeview Action Coalition
- LUCHA (Latinos United Community Housing Association)
- Our Children’s Homestead
- Parents Alliance Employment Project
- Peace Corps