Overview

Medical Anthropology from Creighton University, you’ll learn about the factors that influence health and well-being, the experience and distribution of illness, the prevention and treatment of sickness, healing processes, therapy management and the cultural importance of having multiple medical systems. This knowledge is vital to developing, assessing and improving healthcare programs and services.

Career

Students with a degree in medical anthropology often pursue an MA or a PhD in medical anthropology and public health or seek admission to graduate school or other professional degree programs in health and medicine.

Students have strong employment prospects for academic and nonacademic positions. Within academia, there has been steady growth in the number of faculty positions for medical anthropologists over the last decade. Medical anthropologists are also well qualified for faculty positions in medicine, public health, nursing and allied disciplines.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Native American Studies: Anthropological Approaches

Anthropology: Human and Cultural Diversity

Anthropology: Culture, Energy and Sustainability
Anthropology: Social and Cultural Determinants of Health
Social and Cultural Theory
Quantitative Methods in the Social Sciences
Statistics for the Social Sciences
Healthcare, Society and Culture
Qualitative Methods In The Social Sciences
Medical Anthropology
Senior Capstone: Applying the Social Sciences

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

128 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Omaha, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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General requirements

Application

Essay or personal statement

Highschool transcript

Letters of recommendation

Proof of English literacy

ACT or SAT exam scores

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

48700 USD / year

≈ 48700 USD / year
Out-of-State

48700 USD / year

≈ 48700 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

48700 USD / year

≈ 48700 USD / year

Living costs

Omaha

United States

985 - 1520 USD / month

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Career

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic

Living costs

Omaha

Funding

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