Overview

About the program

The Anthropology program at Emory University balances rigorous courses with a tutorial approach to advanced subjects and is designed to be intense and demanding for both students and faculty.

We encourage a diversity of doctoral research agendas across the entire range of cultural and biological anthropology. We believe that the successful anthropologists of the future are created not through a monolithic theoretical orientation but through exposure to alternative explanatory paradigms.

Ranked in the Top 10 Anthropology Departments in the US, our faculty are experts at training students for tenure track faculty positions in Cultural and Biological Anthropology, as well as developing professionals for non-academic career paths.

As a whole, our program provides students with a grounding in cultural and biological anthropology that is sophisticated and unique. Specialization within cultural or biological sub-fields is encouraged, as are combinations and creative dialogues between them.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Pro-seminar
History of Anthropological Thought
Evolutionary Processes
Biological Anthropology Research Seminar
Research Seminar in Biological Anthropology
Methodology

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 60 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Atlanta, United States

Disciplines

Anthropology View 81 other PhDs in Anthropology in United States

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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

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A complete application must include these elements:

Transcripts - As part of the online application, upload a scanned transcript from each post-secondary institution you have attended, present school included.
Statement of Purpose
Resume/CV
Letters of Recommendation - We require three letters of recommendation from people familiar with your academic performance. You may submit one additional letter.
$75 Application Fee

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

48800 USD / year

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Out-of-State

48800 USD / year

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Domestic

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In-State

48800 USD / year

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Living costs

Atlanta

United States

1213 - 2208 USD / month

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