Anthropology - Master [2 Years]
$48,571 /Yr On-campus full_time

Master of Arts [M.A] Anthropology

  • The Master’s in Anthropology has special strengths in sociocultural anthropology and bioarchaeology. Students in the program benefit from George Mason’s proximity to the academic and cultural resources of the Washington, D.C., area. The program prepares students for a Ph.D. as well as for careers in government, the private sector, non-governmental organizations, museums, and numerous other fields.
  • Students will work with faculty in an R1 university who are committed to individual student mentorship. Areas of faculty expertise include bioethics and climate change; militarization and biotechnology; political economy and markets; food and culture; health and culture; urbanism; transnationalism; bioarchaeology; zooarchaeology; and paleopathology. Faculty have won the Wenner-Gren and Fulbright fellowships and are the recipients of National Science Foundation grants.

Tution & Application Fees

Year Year 1 Year 2
Tuition Fees $44063 $44063
Other Fees $4508 $4508
Total Fees $48571 $48571

Examinations

Exam Type Exam Name Score Out of Score Exam Level
IELTS International English Language Testing System 6.5 9 3
TOEFL Test of English as a Foreign Language 88 120 3
PTE Pearson Test of English 59 90 3
GRE Graduate Record Examination 309 340 2

Academic Eligibility: 

  • Students must have completed a baccalaureate degree from a recognized institution.
  • Students required a 3.0 Grade Point Average on a 4.0 scale in undergraduate work.
  • Students are expected to have completed a degree in engineering, business, computer science, or information technology, with foundational competence in calculus, statistics, and computer programming.

Language Requirments:

  • Students whose official language is not English are required to submit IELTS or TOEFL scores.