PhD Anthropology at University of Illinois Chicago

Programme overview

The Department of Anthropology offers a program leading to degrees in anthropology at both the master’s and doctoral levels. Interdepartmental Concentrations available to students in this program include Black Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, Latin American and Latino Studies, and Museum and Exhibition Studies. The department has research laboratories supporting studies in archaeology, sociocultural anthropology, and biological anthropology.

Faculty: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences | Study mode: full-time | Location: Chicago, IL, United States

What you will study

Minimum 96 semester hours required. Required courses include Social and Cultural Theory I; Social and Cultural Theory II; Theory and Method in Archaeology; Hominid, Phylogeny and Adaptations; Graduate Seminar in Anthropology; ,.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Prior degree: Students may enter either with an Anthropology MA or equivalent, from an accredited U.S. college or university. GPA: At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester hours (90 quarter hours) of undergraduate study. Tests: GRE not required. Letters of recommendation: Three letters of recommendation addressing the applicant’s academic accomplishments and potential. Personal statement: Required. A personal statement of academic and professional intent and research interests.

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.

Graduate and professional programmes admit for Fall, Spring and Summer terms depending on the programme; applications for Fall 2027, Spring 2028 and Summer 2028 are expected to open on August 1, 2026.

Graduate and professional application deadlines are set per programme, with separate deadlines for domestic and international applicants for most non-online programmes; optional earlier priority, recommended or fellowship dates apply to both.

Apply through the official page: https://grad.uic.edu/admissions/

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