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 Music and Dance (taught in Chinese)	Hebei Normal University (HEBNU)	China	Master's	2,945 USD
Master of Arts in Hindi Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in Theory of Literature and Art (taught in Chinese)	Qingdao University (QDU)	China	Master's	3,049 USD
Master in Fine Arts - Painting	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in International Master's Program in Japanese Humanities	Kyushu University	Japan	Master's	3,372 USD
Master in Foreign Philosophy (chinese-taught)	Central South University (CSU)	China	Master's	2,975 USD
Master in English Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	700 USD
Master in Foreign Philosophy (taught in Chinese)	Zhejiang University (ZJU)	China	Master's	4,284 USD
Master in Overseas Marxism Research (Chinese-taught)	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	Master's	3,719 USD
Master in Sanskrit Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	—
Master in Hindi Online	Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)	India	Master's	700 USD
Master in Fine Art and Technology	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Malaysia	Master's	—
Master in Dance	Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University)	India	Master's	—
Master in Department of Foreign Languages and Literature	Tunghai University	Taiwan	Master's	4,171 USD
Master in Dept. of Music (Master Program)	National Dong Hwa University	Taiwan	Master's	1,679 USD
Master in (Division of Humanities and Social Sciences) International Peace and Co-existence Program	Hiroshima University	Japan	Master's	3,372 USD
Master in Department of Music	GYEONGKUK NATIONAL UNIVERSITY	South Korea	Master's	—
Master in Marxism in Chinese Society (taught in Chinese)	Wuhan University (WHU)	China	Master's	3,421 USD
Master in Comparative Literature and World Literature (taught in Chinese)	Zhejiang University (ZJU)	China	Master's	4,284 USD
Master in Music (Piano Performance) (chinese-taught)	Central South University (CSU)	China	Master's	2,975 USD
Master in Music Education	Universiti Teknologi MARA	Malaysia	Master's	—
Master in Department of Foreign Languages and Literature	Asia University (Taiwan)	Taiwan	Master's	—
Master in Department of Taiwanese Literature	National Cheng Kung University	Taiwan	Master's	3,538 USD
Master in Fine Arts (Chinese-taught)	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	Master's	5,057 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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