Why pursue a doctorate in anthropology at the University of Georgia?
Here are some reasons why our department might be the right place for you!
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Ranked in top third of anthropology Ph.D. programs by the National Research Council (placed between 15% - 33% by category).
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Great history of student funding including grants and assistantships.
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Strong culture of mentoring with students working closely with faculty and other students, often within lab groups, concentrated around cultural, biological, and archaeological anthropology.
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A cohesive faculty and student community resting on our common interests in environment and ecology.
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Employment success with recent Ph.D.s employed as anthropologists at universities (65%) and governmental and non-governmental organizations (25%), and other fields (10%).
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Students and faculty pursue local and global research, on five continents and Oceania.
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Doctoral students in the Integrative Conservation (ICON) program pursue a degree in anthropology and integrative conservation in a program that spans anthropology, geography, ecology, and forestry & natural resources.
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The Coweeta Long-Term Ecological Research Project focuses on landscapes and histories of the southern Appalachian Mountains.
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Resources include collaborative ties with Center for Integrative Conservation Research, Georgia Archaeological Site File, Georgia Museum of Natural History, UGA’s Center for Applied Isotope Studies, along with access to equipment and space contained within our faculty laboratories.
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The Anthropology Graduate Student Organization (AGSO) represents students’ interests to the faculty, invites guest speakers, organizes annual events including the annual holiday party and chili cook-off, and edits the occasional periodical Journal of Ecological and Environmental Anthropology.
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Guest speakers from other institutions regularly present their research to the departmental community.
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Athens is a great place to live, with a walkable downtown, numerous live music venues, an active local food movement, a full calendar of annual events, and a relatively low cost of living.
