Anthropology

143 PhD programmes in Anthropology

Dalhousie University4,0(60)

Halifax, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Social Anthropology

Dalhousie University's Doctor of Philosophy in Social Anthropology programme offers you the chance to take advantage of faculty expertise and interest in three designated areas of departmental concentration. Many of the PhD students secure scholarships and pursue careers in academia, research, policy, and the non-profit sector.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$3,486/yr

SOAS University of London4,1(43)

London, United Kingdom Top 4% in Worldwide

Anthropology and Sociology

A majority of our Anthropology and Sociology PhD graduates at SOAS University of London have embarked on an academic career, taking up lectureships in universities in the UK as well as abroad, or pursuing further their interests through post-doctoral fellowships and other research-based posts.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$31,644/yr

Maynooth University4,2(58)

Maynooth, Ireland Top 4% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Anthropology programme from Maynooth University is an advanced research degree that requires considerable initiative on the part of the student to engage in independent, original scholarship.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus

4 years$16,496/yr

Victoria University of Wellington4,1(73)

Wellington, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide

PhD in Cultural Anthropology

Take your skills and knowledge in PhD in Cultural Anthropology at Victoria University of Wellington to the next step with postgraduate study.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 yearsTuition not available

University of Birmingham4,2(62)

Birmingham, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Social Anthropology

Research social and cultural complexities around the world. Delve into areas of study that interest you, from religion and belief to inequality and marginalisation, activism and social transformation, gender and sexuality, or contemporary popular culture with the Social Anthropology degree at the University of Birmingham.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

3 years$31,644/yr

University of Bristol4,3(99)

Bristol, United Kingdom Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Anthropology and Archaeology

The Anthropology and Archaeology department at University of Bristol has an international 'four-field' approach, combining archaeology with evolutionary, social and linguistic anthropology.

Ph.D. Full-time +2 On-campus +2

4 years$29,628/yr

The University of Texas at San Antonio4,4(14)

Helotes, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The University of Texas at San Antonio’s Ph.D. program in Anthropology offers advanced training in integrating theory and research in order to better understand and solve the environmental challenges facing humanity in the 21st century.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

8 years$28,134/yr

The Ohio State University4,5(31)

Columbus, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Anthropology Department at The Ohio State University offers both the MA and PhD degrees. The department includes 19 faculty with active research programs in archaeology, biological and cultural anthropology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$14,318/yr

Cornell University4,2(44)

Ithaca, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Anthropology

Graduate training in the Field of Anthropology emphasizes sociocultural anthropology, with an additional concentration in archaeological anthropology; biological anthropology is primarily an undergraduate program except under special circumstances, particularly in international nutrition. The Anthropology program is offered by Cornell University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

6 years$20,800/yr

University of Bern4,2(11)

Bern, Switzerland Top 1% in Worldwide

Social Anthropology

Are you interested in doing some independent research work and would like to start a Social Anthropology doctorate at the University of Bern?

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$514/yr

University of Tennessee Knoxville4,3(9)

Knoxville, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Anthropology

Anthropology (literally the study of humans) is an extremely broad and diverse field concerned with every aspect of the human condition: past, present and future. The Anthropology program is offered by the University of Tennessee Knoxville.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$32,288/yr

The University of Iowa4,3(3)

Iowa City, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Ph.D. degree in Anthropology at The University of Iowa leads to the accomplishment of professional-level skills in conducting independent research, and normally features specialized training in one or two of the discipline’s subfields. Doctoral education is guided by a Ph.D. committee composed of members of the faculty competent in the particular areas and topics chosen by a student.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$32,776/yr

McGill University4,4(100)

Montréal, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Anthropology - Neotropical Environment

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Anthropology - Neotropical Environment offered by the Department of Anthropology in the Faculty of Arts at McGill University is a research-intensive program that emphasizes challenging and specialized learning opportunities.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$13,637/yr

Louisiana State University4,2(21)

Baton Rouge, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Anthropology is the highest degree offered at Louisiana State University.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

$29,770/yr

University of Otago4,0(101)

Dunedin, New Zealand Top 2% in Worldwide

Anthropology

Social Anthropology at University of Otago explores the cultural grounding of social life. By studying people who are ‘not like us’ – from whichever group of people it is that ‘we’ as researchers might belong – anthropologists learn about the surprising differences in everyday living around the world.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$24,354/yr

The University of Alabama4,0(5)

Tuscaloosa, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Anthropology

At The University of Alabama, we offer a PhD program in Anthropology emphasizing two tracks of investigation: Archaeology of the Complex Societies of the Americas and Biocultural Medical Anthropology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

3 years$34,542/yr

University of Washington4,2(55)

Seattle, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology at the University of Washington is comprised of three principal anthropological sub-fields with which its faculty, programs, and curriculum are associated.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$33,171/yr

Rice University4,4(19)

Houston, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The Department of Anthropology's doctoral program at Rice University offers advanced training in social/cultural anthropology and archaeology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

5 years$62,474/yr

University of Manitoba4,2(107)

Winnipeg, Canada Top 2% in Worldwide

Anthropology

The department of Anthropology at the University of Manitoba offers PhD programs in sociocultural anthropology, biological anthropology and archaeology.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$4,603/yr

Memorial University of Newfoundland3,9(67)

St. John's, Canada Top 3% in Worldwide

Anthropology

At the graduate level Memorial University of Newfoundland offers a PhD program in Anthropology which requires ethnographic fieldwork.

Ph.D. Full-time On-campus

4 years$3,296/yr