CRM Alumni

As of 2023 the CRM Program had graduated more than 180 Master’s students over more than 35 years. Our graduates work the length and breadth of the state of California; across the United States, from Oregon to Florida to Massachusetts; and even halfway around the world, in Australia. Some are owners or principals in their own firms or lead their unit of research for their office. Many CRM graduates are archaeologists with various advanced specializations, from historical archaeology to geoarchaeology. They are also museum curators, project analysts, National Historic Preservation Act specialists, oral historians, research technicians, Information Center coordinators, tribal liaisons, and university lecturers.

These data graphically illustrate the growing breadth of the field of CRM, and at least to some extent, the success of the SSU program in preparing its graduates for that field. These people, as individuals, also provide a tremendous resource for current and future program students. Program alumni working for the state and federal governments have sponsored student internships in their respective agencies and have served as outside thesis committee members. Collectively, they also provide an invaluable network of professional connections across the entire spectrum of CRM work in California and beyond.

Based on a 2014 online survey of alumni, 80% of respondents work in CRM or a related field.  Of these respondents, nearly 60% work for a public agency, while 40% work for a private sector consulting firm. See below for a sample of current employers for CRM alumni: