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 Structural Ceramics	Tsinghua University (THU)	China	Master's	4,908 USD
Master in Arts (Music) (taught in Chinese)	Yanshan University (YSU)	China	Master's	2,945 USD
Master in Classical Studies	Seoul National University	South Korea	Master's	4,750 USD
Master in Basic Principles of Marxism (taught in Chinese)	Hebei Normal University (HEBNU)	China	Master's	2,975 USD
Master in Comparative Literature and World (taught in Chinese)	Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)	China	Master's	3,719 USD
Master in Music (chinese-taught)	Central South University (CSU)	China	Master's	2,975 USD
Master in Sanskrit	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in Philosophy	Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU)	China	Master's	3,272 USD
Master in Foreign Languages and Literature	Hubei University (HUBU)	China	Master's	2,677 USD
Master in Art (Chinese-taught)	Ningbo University (NBU)	China	Master's	4,016 USD
Master in Social and Human Sciences	Tokyo Institute of Technology	Japan	Master's	3,999 USD
Master in Music	Nantong University (NTU)	China	Master's	3,719 USD
Master in Theory of Literature and Art (taught in Chinese)	Hebei Normal University (HEBNU)	China	Master's	2,975 USD
Master in Basic Principles of Marxism (Chinese-taught)	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	Master's	3,719 USD
Master in Applied Urdu	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	14,300 USD
Master in Applied Urdu	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	14,300 USD
Master in Art Theory (taught in Chinese)	Zhejiang University (ZJU)	China	Master's	4,284 USD
Master in Urdu Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	12,200 USD
Master in Music and Dance	Chongqing Medical University (CQMU)	China	Master's	2,082 USD
Master in Music Education	Seoul National University	South Korea	Master's	4,750 USD
Master in Fine Arts - Painting Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in Arts (taught in Chinese)	Jiangsu University (JSU)	China	Master's	3,867 USD
Master in Film and Television Literature (Chinese-taught)	Qingdao University of Science & Technology (QUST)	China	Master's	3,659 USD
Master in Hindi Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	700 USD

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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