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PhD Anthropology at The Ohio State University

The Ohio State University, United States

Programme overview

The Anthropology Department's PhD brings together 20 faculty in archaeology, biological and cultural anthropology. The programme emphasizes theory and methodology and fieldwork at established sites worldwide; 78% of PhD graduates secure academic positions.

Department: Department of Anthropology  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Columbus, OH, United States

What you will study

Research themes include social-ecological systems, human evolutionary history, biocultural approaches to health, medical anthropology, primatology and human migration, with lab training in zooarchaeology, bioarchaeology, skeletal biology, paleoethnobotany, isotope analysis, GIS and ethnographic methods.

Career pathways

78% of PhD graduates secure positions at academic institutions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

GRE not required. Recommended GPA of 3.3 in undergraduate work and 3.5 in previous graduate work. International applicants: TOEFL iBT 4.0 or higher (equivalent to 79 for tests taken before January 2026), IELTS Academic 6.5 or higher, or Duolingo 120 or higher. Funding and fellowship deadline November 3; all admitted students are offered five years of teaching associateship funding.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Apply through the official page: https://gpadmissions.osu.edu/

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