Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Asia

299 masters programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 76 universities in Asia are open to international students; 52% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 3,421 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 2,945 USD and 4,750 USD.

Data as of August 28, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Humanities & Liberal Arts programmes

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Programme	University	Country	Degree	Tuition / yr
Master in Foundation In Arts	University of Wollongong Malaysia	Malaysia	Master's	7,736 USD
Master in Music and Dance (taught in Chinese)	Jilin University (JLU)	China	Master's	3,124 USD
Master in Theory of Literature and Art (taught in Chinese)	Yanshan University (YSU)	China	Master's	2,945 USD
Master of Arts in Hindi	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in Diploma in Graphic Design	INTI International University	Malaysia	Master's	12,850 USD
Master in Sanskrit Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in Special Program in Public Policy-JDS, Master's Program in International Public Policy, Degree Program in Humanities and Social Sciences	University of Tsukuba	Japan	Master's	3,372 USD
Master in Graduate Institute of Art History	National Taiwan Normal University	Taiwan	Master's	3,469 USD
Master in Music	Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)	India	Master's	—
Master in African Business Education Initiative for Youth-ABE, Master's Program in International Public Policy, Degree Program in Humanities and Social Sciences	University of Tsukuba	Japan	Master's	3,372 USD
Master in Fine Arts (taught in Chinese)	Jilin University (JLU)	China	Master's	5,206 USD
Master in Study on Marxism Abroad (taught in Chinese)	Wuhan University (WHU)	China	Master's	3,421 USD
Master in Department of Foreign Languages and Literature (FLLD)	National Cheng Kung University	Taiwan	Master's	3,538 USD
Master in International Master's Program in Japanese Humanities	Kyushu University	Japan	Master's	3,372 USD
Master in Philosophy (Chinese-taught)	Xidian University (XIDIAN)	China	Master's	3,272 USD
Master of Arts (By Research)	University of Wollongong Malaysia	Malaysia	Master's	12,180 USD
Master in MA in Music	Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	China	Master's	—
Master of Arts in Arts and Machine Creativity	The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST)	China	Master's	—
Master in MA in Fine Arts	Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	China	Master's	—
Master in 集成电路科学与工程	SUSTech	China	Master's	—
Master in Science (Medical Biochemistry)	AIMST University	Malaysia	Master's	—
Master in Science (Medical Physiology)	AIMST University	Malaysia	Master's	—
Master in MA in Philosophy	Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)	China	Master's	—
Master in 金融	SUSTech	China	Master's	—

Specialisations within humanities & liberal arts

Arts 106 Philosophy 49 Literature 42 Humanities 24 Music 19 Humanities and Social Sciences 13 Performing Arts 7 Arts and Social Sciences 6 Visual Arts 5 Writing 5

Universities for humanities & liberal arts in Asia

SUSTech (27)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (23)
Guangxi Medical University (GXMU) (17)
De La Salle University, Manila (15)
Zhengzhou University (ZZU) (12)
Universiti Malaya (11)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (11)
Wuhan University (WHU) (9)
Sichuan University (SCU) (9)
Yanshan University (YSU) (8)

Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Asia: common questions

How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in Asia?: 299 humanities & liberal arts masters programmes at 76 universities in Asia are open to international students, as of August 28, 2026.
How much does a humanities & liberal arts degree in Asia cost?: The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in humanities & liberal arts in Asia is 3,421 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 2,945 USD and 4,750 USD per year.
Can I study humanities & liberal arts in Asia in English?: Yes — 52% of the humanities & liberal arts programmes in Asia in our catalogue are taught in English (155 of 299).
Are any of these humanities & liberal arts programmes available online?: 13 of the 299 programmes in Asia are delivered online or by distance learning.

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