City University of New York (CUNY) offers a full spectrum of degrees in anthropology. CUNY offers the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in anthropology along with the Master of Arts (M.A.). Students in the undergraduate program have the opportunity to pursue both of these degrees concurrently and finish within four years. Of the 130 required credits, 30 are taken at the graduate level. Students must also complete a master's thesis, which can sometimes result in the need to extend their education beyond the fourth year. CUNY also offers a Ph.D. program in anthropology that allows students to specialize in one of four areas of study: physical anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology and cultural anthropology.
The Arizona State University (ASU) School of Human Evolution and Social Change offers innovative degree programs at the bachelor's and graduate degree levels. The anthropology program allows students to obtain either a B.A. or a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree. An interdisciplinary program in global health is also available. Students can pursue concurrent B.A. and M.A. degrees in this program. Aside from this graduate program, ASU offers the M.A. in anthropology with an emphasis in museum anthropology. At the Ph.D. level, students can pursue the doctorate with emphases on physical anthropology, archaeology and sociocultural anthropology.
The University of Iowa also offers the B.A. and the B.S. degrees in anthropology as part of its undergraduate program. At the graduate degree level, students can pursue the M.A. and the Ph.D. Students in the M.A. program can take it as an opportunity to broaden their understanding of the field before moving on to pursue a doctorate. Students can also concentrate in the field of cultural resource management. The program requires 30 to 36 credit hours, depending upon the needs of the students. The M.A. and the Ph.D. programs are offered with four major fields of specialization: biological anthropology, sociocultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology and archaeological theory and method.