Anthropology

at Northern Kentucky University

A Sample of Nearby Universities Offering Graduate Degrees in Anthropology

Offering the Master's degree

  1. Department of Anthropology
    University of Cincinnati
    PO Box 210380
    481 Braunstein Hall
    Cincinnati, OH 45221-0380
    (513) 556-2772 / FAX (513) 556-2778
    SPECIALTIES: Archaeology and Cultural
    http://asweb.artsci.uc.edu/anthro/

Offering both the Master's and the Ph.D. degrees

  1. Union Institute & University
    National Headquarters
    440 East McMillan Street
    Cincinnati, OH 45206-1925
    (513) 861-6400 or (800) 486-3116
    SPECIALTIES: Opportunity to design one's own degree
    http://www.tui.edu/
  2. Department of Anthropology
    University of Kentucky
    211 Lafferty Hall
    Lexington, KY 40506-0024
    (859) 257-2710 / FAX (859) 323-1959
    SPECIALTIES: Archaeology and Applied
    http://www.as.uky.edu/Anthropology/
  3. Department of Anthropology
    Indiana University
    Student Building 130
    701 E. Kirkwood Ave.
    Bloomington, IN 47405-7100
    (812) 855-1203 / FAX (812) 855-4358
    SPECIALTIES: Archaeology, Cultural, Physical, and Linguistics
    http://www.indiana.edu/~anthro/
  4. Department of Anthropology
    Ohio State University
    244 Lord Hall
    124 West 17th Ave.
    Columbus, OH 43210
    (614) 292-4149 / FAX (614) 292-4155
    SPECIALTIES: Archaeology and Physical
    http://monkey.sbs.ohio-state.edu/

A Master's degree in anthropology can be quite useful in anthropology jobs outside the university and is necessary to teach in community colleges; a Ph.D. is required to teach in four-year colleges and universities.

When considering graduate school in anthropology, only apply to universities that specialize in your interests (for example, Ohio Valley prehistory, Indians of the Southwest, languages of East Asia, Latin America, African art, applied anthropology, medical anthropology, hominid evolution, etc.). Review the universities listed in the AAA Guide to Departments of Anthropology; talk with the NKU anthropology faculty about your choices; visit the universities of your choice and make an appointment to meet with at least one member of the anthropology faculty; if you cannot visit, correspond with one of the professors in order to stand out from the crowd; request information on scholarships, assistantships, fellowships, and other forms of financial help; apply to at least two universities; apply for admission at least nine months before you plan to start. Should you be interested in becoming a university professor, you should not limit your choice of graduate school to the local area and realize that a career as a professor could take you anywhere in the country.

A Master of Public Administration degree can be quite useful in applied anthropology jobs. NKU offers an MPA degree, and welcomes anthropology majors into the program, which can be contacted at: http://www.nku.edu/~mpa.

NKU also offers a law degree, and anthropology majors typically are quite successful in law school. Information on the JD degree at NKU can be gotten at: http://www.nku.edu/~chase.

NKU now also offers a Master of Arts in Liberal Studies degree. Information on the MALS can be gotten at: http://mals.nku.edu/doku.php.

The nearby Union Institute and University in Cincinnati offers students the opportunity to design their own Master's or PhD degree in anthropology or other disciplines. Information on the Union Institute can be gotten at: http://www.tui.edu