Overview

You gain research experience, working with internationally recognized faculty as mentors and guides with this Anthropology program by Indiana University Bloomington. Graduates place at a high rate around the world in academic institutions and research centers, as well as in other professions. The primary purpose of this graduate program is to develop professional anthropologists for service in universities, colleges, museums, and applied fields.

Key Facts

This curriculum is designed to provide a general background in the discipline as well as specializations in the four fields of anthropology: archaeology, bioanthropology, linguistic anthropology, social-cultural anthropology.
In addition, you have the option to pursue concentrations that combine studies across the four subfields, including Archaeology and Social Context, Food Studies, Medical Anthropology, and Paleoanthropology.
Each of the special concentrations involve faculty from two or more subfields, and engage with faculty in other departments. Concentration studies are in addition your primary subfield of study.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Laboratory in Bioanthropology

Human Variation

Field Work in Bioanthropology

Human Paleontology

The Primates

Bioanthropology of Aboriginal America

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-24 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Bloomington, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

The M.A. in Anthropology requires a minimum of 30 credit hours, with a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.25 and no more than 6 credit hours of thesis credit. At least 20 credit hours must be in anthropology, including:
Three courses (excluding the thesis) that are numbered 500 or above

At least one course that carries graduate credit in three of the four fields: archaeology, bioanthropology, linguistic anthropology, and social-cultural anthropology

At least one semester or two summer sessions of full-time study while in residence on the Bloomington campus;

Either a thesis or a four-hour written examination

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

27271 USD / year

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Out-of-State

27271 USD / year

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In-State

27271 USD / year

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Living costs

Bloomington

United States

1071 - 1733 USD / month

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