Tallahassee,
FL,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Anthropology in Tallahassee United States | Florida State University
Florida State University
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Tallahassee United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
19,993
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
18 months
The Department of Anthropology invites graduate students pursuing master's degrees to explore diverse fields including archaeology, biological anthropology, and sociocultural studies. Our faculty specialize in research across regions such as the American Southeast, Canada, the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, and Australia. Students can engage in academic and field studies covering ancient and modern archaeology, marine archaeology, geological archaeology, animal remains analysis, cultural studies, visual ethnography, documentary production, Indigenous studies, and skeletal biology. Florida State University's Anthropology Department collaborates with the Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC), managing archaeological investigations and artifacts from National Park Service sites across the Southeast, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. SEAC's vast collection contains over three million artifacts representing cultures from the earliest inhabitants to modern times. The department and SEAC jointly occupy facilities at Innovation Park near the university's primary campus.
Located in Florida's capital, Tallahassee houses the State Department overseeing cultural preservation. This includes managing the Florida Master Site File, Archaeological Research Bureau, National Register listings, and Folklife initiatives. The city also hosts offices for the U.S. Forest Service, State Park Service, and multiple private cultural resource companies, providing numerous internship and career opportunities for students. Hands-on training is offered in various archaeological methods (land and underwater), biological anthropology, forensic analysis, cultural research, and media production. Cross-disciplinary opportunities include Geographic Information Systems (Geography Department), forensic computing (Scientific Computing), heritage management (Art History), classical studies (Classics Department), world music studies (College of Music), global education programs (Education College), and Museum Studies (College of Fine Arts).
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
An upper-division cumulative grade point average of at least 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) for their junior and senior years of undergraduate work. We recommend you review FSU's Upper-Division GPA Computation Guidelines. Students must have satisfactory grades in the required undergraduate prerequisite coursework for the specialization which they wish to pursue,
Official transcripts must be sent from each college and/or university attended to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Transcripts are considered official when they bear an official seal and signature and are sent directly from the issuing college or university to FSU. Any transcripts uploaded by the applicant are not considered to be official transcripts. Transfer credit posted on the records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from the original institutions.
The Revised Graduate Record Examination (rGRE) requirement has been waived until the 2026 application cycle.
To be competitive, applicants with degrees in disciplines other than Anthropology should have a strong undergraduate coursework foundation in archaeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology and the history of anthropology. Archaeology candidates are strongly encouraged to have field experience.
Three (3) letters of recommendation from former instructors, employers, or supervisors who know the student's work. Letters from former university level instructors are preferred.
Original writing sample pertaining to the field of Anthropology. The guidelines for the writing sample can be found at the following link>>
Writing Sample Guidelines for application to the FSU Anthropology Graduate Program.
For students whose native language is not English, an official TOEFL score of 80 is required by the University.
A Statement of Purpose (sometimes referred to as a Statement of Intent) not to exceed 1000 words, clearly identifying and containing:
the reasons for your interest in anthropology,
the subdiscipline of anthropology you intend to pursue,
your career objectives,
your proposed thesis project.
Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80
Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550
International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5
Official transcripts must be sent from each college and/or university attended to the Office of Graduate Admissions. Transcripts are considered official when they bear an official seal and signature and are sent directly from the issuing college or university to FSU. Any transcripts uploaded by the applicant are not considered to be official transcripts. Transfer credit posted on the records of other institutions is not accepted in lieu of transcripts from the original institutions.
The Revised Graduate Record Examination (rGRE) requirement has been waived until the 2026 application cycle.
To be competitive, applicants with degrees in disciplines other than Anthropology should have a strong undergraduate coursework foundation in archaeology, cultural anthropology, physical anthropology and the history of anthropology. Archaeology candidates are strongly encouraged to have field experience.
Three (3) letters of recommendation from former instructors, employers, or supervisors who know the student's work. Letters from former university level instructors are preferred.
Original writing sample pertaining to the field of Anthropology. The guidelines for the writing sample can be found at the following link>>
Writing Sample Guidelines for application to the FSU Anthropology Graduate Program.
For students whose native language is not English, an official TOEFL score of 80 is required by the University.
A Statement of Purpose (sometimes referred to as a Statement of Intent) not to exceed 1000 words, clearly identifying and containing:
the reasons for your interest in anthropology,
the subdiscipline of anthropology you intend to pursue,
your career objectives,
your proposed thesis project.
Internet based TOEFL (IBTOEFL): 80
Paper based TOEFL (TOEFL): 550
International English Language Testing System (Academic IELTS): 6.5
Tuition
USD
19,993