Universities with Forensic Anthropology Faculty

There are a select few graduate programs in the US that offer specialized training (i.e, courses, lab and field experience) in forensic anthropology.  Forensic anthropology may be taught as an undergraduate course, but to actually become a practicing, board certified forensic anthropologist, a graduate degree or degrees is/are required. 

*And now, the schools:

Graduate Programs in Anthropology,
with Forensic Anthropology Faculty:

• University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
• University of Tennesee, Knoxville, TN
• Wichita State University, Wichita, KS
• Louisiana State University
• University of Western Michigan, Kalamazoo, MI
• University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
• University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne, IL
• State University of New York (SUNY)--Binghampton, NY

*Post Baccalaureate Advanced Certificate in Forensic Anthropology
(*Post Bac means after the BA/BS degree, but not a graduate degree)

• Mercyhurst College, Erie, PA
  For information on this program e-mail:  medahlk@mercyhurst.edu
  Phone:  814-824-2294; FAX 814-824-2055

Undergraduate Programs in Anthropology,
with Forensic Anthropology Faculty:

• University of North Carolina at Wilmington (UNCW), Wilmington, NC (You're here)
• University of North Carolina at Charlotte, NC
• University of Indianapolis, IN

(*Note:  these are not all of the schools; but this is a good starting place.   Remember to check the AAA Guide to Departments, a reference book found in any department with an anthropology major in any US university or college).

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