Overview

Program in Anthropology / Program in Anthropology is located in San Marcos, TX, in a suburban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree
Master of Arts (MA)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	11

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Distance learning programs available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam official GRE (general test only) required with competitive scores in the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

115

Applied

21

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

55

Application Fee - Domestic

90

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	Official GRE (general test only) required with competitive scores in the verbal reasoning and quantitative reasoning sections
Master's Degree Requirements	Baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university, a copy of an official transcript from each institution where course credit was granted, minimum 3.0 GPA in your last 60 hours of undergraduate course work (plus any completed graduate courses), resume/CV, statement of purpose detailing your academic interests in one of the concentrations

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 78
IELTS: Recommended	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$16,038

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	February 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships

Student Body

52

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	15.38%
Black or African American	3.85%
White or Caucasian	63%
American Indian or Alaska Native	Not Reported
Asian	1.92%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	1.92%
Two or more races	5.77%
Unknown	7.69%

Gender

Male (30%)

Female (69%)

Faculty

18

Total faculty

Full-time - 18

Part-time - 1

Male (8)

Female (10)

Research

Focus of faculty research:

Collaborative Research: Layers of Meaning - Chronological Modeling & Pictograph; Origins and Tenacity of Myth, Ritual, and Cosmology in Archaic Period Rock Art; Body Mass Estimation using Bone Micro- and Macro-Structure: A Practical Approach; Detecting /Processing Clandestine Human Remains w Unmanned Aerial Sys Multispect; Genomics, Biometrics and Identity; Reliability and Validity of Radiographic Comparisons for Positive Identification; The Community's Role in an Equitable and Effective COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout.

Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:

1,148,994

Location & Contact

Address 601 University Drive
San Marcos, TX  78666
United States

Contact Dr. J. David Kilby
Graduate Advisor
Email: ma_anthropology@txstate.edu
Phone: 512-2458272

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