- Ph.D. in Inner Asian Studies, Indiana University, Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, 1977
- M.A. in Tibetan, Indiana University, Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, 1974, Indiana University, Department of Uralic and Altaic Studies, 1974

Christopher Beckwith
Distinguished Professor, Central Eurasian Studies
Adjunct Professor, Linguistics
The College of Arts