PhD in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Asia
129 phd programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 46 universities in Asia are open to international students; 50% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 3,867 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 2,323 USD and 5,243 USD.
Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD
Humanities & Liberal Arts programmes
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Specialisations within humanities & liberal arts
Philosophy 42 Arts 38 Literature 17 Humanities 11 Culture 3 Music 2 Performing Arts 2 Theatre Studies 2 Humanities and Social Sciences 2 Art History 1
Universities for humanities & liberal arts in Asia
- SUSTech (20)
- De La Salle University, Manila (8)
- Guangxi Medical University (GXMU) (8)
- Zhejiang University (ZJU) (6)
- Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (6)
- The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (6)
- University of the Philippines Diliman (5)
- Sichuan University (SCU) (5)
- Central South University (CSU) (5)
- Shanghai Theatre Academy (STA) (4)
PhD in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Asia: common questions
- How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in Asia?
- 129 humanities & liberal arts phd programmes at 46 universities in Asia are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
- How much does a humanities & liberal arts degree in Asia cost?
- The median yearly tuition for phd programmes in humanities & liberal arts in Asia is 3,867 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 2,323 USD and 5,243 USD per year.
- Can I study humanities & liberal arts in Asia in English?
- Yes — 50% of the humanities & liberal arts programmes in Asia in our catalogue are taught in English (65 of 129).
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