96 PhD programmes in Anthropology in North America

The Applied Anthropology major at the University of South Florida is designed to prepare students to conduct research, teach, and practice in both academic and nonacademic settings.

The Department of Anthropology at the University of South Carolina offers a unique journey into the study of human nature by examining human history, identity and health with a particular focus on social justice and inequalities.

Students at University of Kansas have many reasons for pursuing graduate degrees in Anthropology. Some are curious about the origins of the human species. 

The emphasis in the Graduate Program of Anthropology - Medical at University of Pennsylvania is on training candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

Graduate students engage in Anthropology program at University of Utah crosses disciplinary and sub-disciplinary lines to address questions about human biology, behavior, culture and evolution. 

The Anthropology program at the University of California, San Diego is designed to provide the theoretical background and the methodological skills necessary for a career in professional research and teaching anthropology at the university level, and for the application of anthropological knowledge to contemporary problems.

The Ph.D. program in Anthropology at Boston University is designed to provide a broad background in the field with a primary emphasis on sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology, or archaeology.

The Department of Anthropology at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign offers graduate programs leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. We generally do not accept students for a terminal M.A.

At the Yale University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Biological Anthropology. Join us!

Working closely with cultural anthropologists in the department, linguistic anthropologists examine how language use and choice shape the cultural and social diversity of communities and persons. We offer a Linguistic Anthropology degree at New York University. 

Students working toward the Ph.D. degree in Anthropology at University of Wisconsin Madison who prefer to pursue a program leading to a specialization in, for example, linguistic anthropology, may elect to take a joint degree. 

At the Johns Hopkins University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Anthropology. Students will usually spend three years in residence, one year or more conducting field research, and a final year completing the dissertation. 

In a rapidly evolving social and environmental context, Anthropology brings new critical perspectives to the problems and challenges of the contemporary world by highlighting the links between local problems and global issues. This program is offered at the University of Ottawa.

The Anthropology degree at Western University - Canada is dedicated to documenting and understanding human beings.

The Department of Anthropology at Purdue University is a leading-edge, research-intensive department with a public service mission. We are committed to being thought leaders on our campus and in our discipline as the Anthropologies of Tomorrow (AOT) Department. 

The emphasis in the Graduate Program of Anthropology - Linguistic at University of Pennsylvania is on training candidates for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

The Anthropology program offered by University of Missouri - Columbia is small department with an emphasis on data driven scientific approaches to the study of human biology, behavior, culture, and evolution.

Since its inception in the 1960s, the graduate program at University of Kentucky has been nationally recognized as a leader in applied Anthropology. 

The department of Anthropology at University of Florida offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts (thesis or non-thesis option) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. 

Students enter the Anthropology Ph.D Program at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), based upon a vote of the faculty, at the time the M.A. degree is conferred or, if entering with a master’s degree, when all requirements demonstrating basic knowledge in the field of anthropology are completed.