Masters of Arts in Anthropology in Fairfax United States | George Mason University

The Master's in Anthropology program excels in sociocultural anthropology and bioarchaeology. Students gain advantages from George Mason University's location near Washington, D.C., with access to exceptional academic and cultural opportunities. This program equips you for doctoral studies or professional paths in government, private industry, NGOs, museums, and various other sectors. You'll collaborate with dedicated faculty at an R1 research institution who prioritize personalized mentorship. Specializations among professors encompass bioethics, climate change, militarization, biotechnology, political economy, markets, food studies, medical anthropology, urban studies, transnationalism, and archaeological sciences including bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, and paleopathology. Faculty members have earned prestigious Wenner-Gren and Fulbright awards, along with National Science Foundation funding.

The curriculum covers anthropology's intellectual history while teaching you to formulate and pursue original research. You'll receive training in fieldwork techniques and ethnographic methods tailored to your objectives, with structured support throughout your thesis or project development. This includes comprehensive guidance on research ethics.

Alumni of our anthropology MA program develop expertise to tackle both theoretical and practical challenges across diverse fields including healthcare, human rights, education policy, conflict resolution, urban planning, and other globally significant domains.