Linguistic Anthropology

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Friday, June 12, 2009

Universities offering graduate programs in Linguistic Anthropology

Over the past few weeks I have received email from a number of recent or soon-to-be college graduates asking for my recommendations for graduate programs in linguistic anthropology. I assume that my post regarding Getting started in (linguistic) anthropology has left readers in need of more concrete information.

Unfortunately, I don't really feel qualified to give advice on such schools, having attended only one myself. I do recognize the lack of good advice, though, so I'll offer this much: a list links to the web pages of programs you might want to check in to.

The schools listed here come from the Linguistic Society of America's directory of linguistics departments or programs, limited to those offering "Anthropological Linguistics," and from the American Anthropological Association's directory of anthropology departments, limited to those offering a PhD degree and featuring one or more faculty members who list "Linguistics" as an area of interest. These are mostly schools in the United States, with some in Canada, and a few from other English-speaking parts of the world.

This is not intended as an endorsement of any particular program. I'm sure there are many quality programs that I have missed. Additions, corrections, and comments are welcome.

Linguistics departments or programs offering Anthropological Linguistics (per LSA)
California State University, Fullerton
California State University, Long Beach
Cleveland State University
Emory University
First Nations University of Canada
Northern Illinois University
Reed College
Tulane University
University of Arizona
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Hawaii at Manoa
University of Mary Washington
University of South Carolina
University of Tennessee
University of Virginia
University of Western Ontario
Western Washington University

Anthropology departments that offer PhD and have faculty interested in Linguistics (per AAA)
Arizona State University
Australian National University
Binghamton University, State University of New York
Boston University
Brown University
California Institute of Integral Studies
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Harvard University
Indiana University
Kent State University
Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
McMaster University
Michigan State University
Purdue University
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Methodist University
Stanford University
Syracuse University
Temple University
Texas A&M University
The George Washington University
Tulane University
University at Albany/SUNY
University of Alabama
University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alberta
University of Arizona
University of Auckland
University of British Columbia
University of Calgary
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Hawaii At Manoa, Honolulu
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
University of Kansas
University of Manitoba
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
University of Montreal
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
University of Nevada, Reno
University of New Mexico
University of Oklahoma
University of Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh
University of Tennessee, Knoxville
University of Texas, Austin
University of Virginia
University of Western Ontario
University of Wisconsin, Madison
University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
University of Wyoming
Vanderbilt University
Washington State University
Washington University
Yale University

[UPDATE 9/21:
Suggestions from commenters
University of Toronto
University of South Carolina]