Degrees Offered

The Department of Anthropology at Columbia University offers a full-time Ph.D. doctoral program of instruction which prepares students for teaching at the university level, for museum and archaeological work, and for independent research and writing.

The department also offers an M.A. degree which may be pursued through full-time or part-time study. Fields of study include sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, and biological anthropology.

Other institutions in the area, including the regional Institutes at Columbia's School of International and Public Affairs, and New York's museums, enrich the Columbia experience. In addition, students may participate in the consortium of graduate schools in the metropolitan area including New York University, The City University of New York, and the New School for Social Research.

Students in the Biological Anthropology Program may participate in the New York Consortium of Evolutionary Primatologists (Ecology, Evolution, and Environmental Biology) and the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation (CERC).

Research facilities include several archaeology and biological anthropology laboratories, the Center for Studies in Ethnomusicology, the American Museum of Natural History, the National Museum of the American Indian, the University libraries, and the computer center.

Additional information on the Department of Anthropology's graduate programs and admissions can be found at Graduate School of Arts and Sciences