The Best Graduate Schools Offering Cultural Anthropology Programs
Higher Education Articles January 21, 2017Overview of Schools offering Cultural Anthropology Programs
While doctoral programs in cultural anthropology are at both the University of Wisconsin – Madison and Duke University, these are very different in their character. A traditional Ph.D. curriculum is followed by Wisconsin’s Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology where a dissertation is required; a portfolio format is used in Duke’s program. In this article, we take a look at these top Cultural Anthropology graduate schools in the United States that are ranked highly by the U.S. News and World Report:
Duke University in Durham, North Carolina
In 2014, the U.S. News and World Report ranked Duke University in Durham, North Carolina 7th on its list of best National Universities. A doctoral program and a dual Master of Arts (M.A.) and Juris Doctor (J.D.) program are available through the school’s Department of Cultural Anthropology. These programs accommodate law students seeking a master’s degree in cultural anthropology. A portfolio system forms the basis of the doctorate program. Various essays and research items from three areas of concentration are in portfolios, including various cultural topics, geographic locations, and interdisciplinary subjects. An undergraduate degree in anthropology is necessary for incoming students for admission into the doctorate program, but the prior completion of some undergraduate coursework in anthropology or related subjects is an expectation of applicants.
University of Wisconsin – Madison
A master’s degree is earned by graduate cultural anthropology students at the University of Wisconsin – Madison while they simultaneously complete the Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology. Apart from specialization in a cultural field, anthropological theories, research methods and history are studied by students. Admission criteria require incoming students to meet an undergraduate GPA standard and submit GRE scores and a personal statement of intent.
Top Graduate Schools in the U.S. offering Anthropology Programs
| School Name | Location |
| Princeton University | Princeton, NJ |
| University of California — Berkeley | Berkeley, CA |
| University of Wisconsin — Madison | Madison, WI |
| Stanford University | Stanford, CA |
| University of Michigan — Ann Arbor | Ann Arbor, MI |
| Harvard University | Cambridge, MA |
| University of Chicago | Chicago, IL |
| University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC |
| University of California — Los Angeles | Los Angeles, CA |
| Northwestern University | Evanston, IL |
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia, PA |
| Columbia University | New York, NY |
| Indiana University — Bloomington | Bloomington, IN |
| Duke University | Durham, NC |
| University of Texas — Austin | Austin, TX |
| New York University | New York, NY |
| Cornell University | Ithaca, NY |
| Ohio State University | Columbus, OH |
| Pennsylvania State University — University Park | University Park, PA |
| University of Arizona | Tucson, AZ |
