Master of Science in Industrial Archaeology at Michigan Tech
Job Prospects for Program Graduates 
Michigan Tech's Industrial Archaeology program has a strong applied aspect designed to give students the tools to succeed in future work. Course work includes specific practical and professional skills in addition to theoretical and intellectual content. Thesis projects are often developed in conjunction with outside sponsors, and incorporate real-world situations concerned with site identification, interpretation, preservation, and management.
Our program logically leads to four potential career trajectories:
- Ph.D. programs
- Museum work
- Government agencies
- Private industry.
Several graduates have accepted jobs with State or regional museums as curators or site historians, including Sloss Furnaces National Historical Landmark in Birmingham, Alabama, The Detroit Historical Museums, Michigan Iron Industry Museum, Soudan Mines State Park in Minnesota, and New York State Museum. Other government agencies that have hired our graduates include the Department of Energy, Department of Defense, Nevada State Historic Preservation Office, Oklahoma State Historical Society, the Historic American Engineering Record/National Park Service, and the US Forest Service. In addition, several program graduates have gone on to successful careers in private CRM firms throughout the USA.
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