Arts, Humanities, and Human Services

Employment of social and community service managers is projected to grow 12% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 18,000 openings for social and community service managers are projected each year, on average, over the decade.

Employment of postsecondary teachers is projected to grow 12% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 132,600 openings for postsecondary teachers are projected each year, on average, over the decade.

Many of the above openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary reported for the School of Liberal Arts graduates was $44,206, and the median was $38,800 .

The national median annual salary for social and community service managers was $74,000 in 2021 and $79,640 for a postsecondary teacher ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Africana studies majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Business
• Education counseling
• Law
• Medicine
• Public affairs
• Social work

Employment of interpreters and translators is projected to grow 20% from 2021 to 2031, much faster than the average for all occupations. About 9,200 openings for interpreters and translators are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary for School of Liberal Art graduates was $44,206, and the median salary was $38,800.

The national median annual salary for i nterpreters and translators was $49,110 in 2021 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

American Sign Language interpretation majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Education
• Government affairs
• Law
• Linguistics
• Political science
• Psychology
• Social work

Employment of anthropologists and archeologists is projected to grow 4% from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 700 openings for anthropologists and archeologists are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2023).

According to the IUPUI (now named IU Indianapolis) First Destination Survey in 2023, the average starting salary reported for School of Liberal Arts graduates was $50,036, and the median salary was $47,840.

The national median annual salary for anthropologists and archeologists was $63,800 in 2023 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Anthropology majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Anthropology
• Archaeology studies
• Education
• Environmental protection
• Historic preservation
• International affairs
• Medicine
• Museum studies
• Social services

Employment of high school teachers is projected to grow 5% from 2021 to 2031, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 77,900 openings for high school teachers are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as retirement ( Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2022).

According to the IU Indianapolis First Destination Survey in 2021, the average starting salary for graduates from the School of Education was $41,859, and the median was $42,830.

The national median annual salary for high school teachers was $61,820 in 2021 ( Occupational Outlook Handbook).

(This section is intended for informational purposes, not prediction of actual salary.)

Art education majors often pursue advanced degrees in the following areas:

• Arts administration
• Higher education
• Museum education/museum studies
• School administration