Study Cultural Studies in Europe

315 programmes in cultural studies at 137 universities in Europe are open to international students; 51% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 292 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 292 USD and 5,225 USD.

Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Cultural Studies programmes

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Programme University Country Degree Tuition / yr
Master in Transcultural Studies (2 Years) Heidelberg University Germany Master's 1,752 USD
Master in American Studies University of Tubingen Germany Master's —
Master in Art, Culture and Politics University of Amsterdam The Netherlands Master's —
Master in Applied Cultural Analysis Lund University Sweden Master's 11,616 USD
Master in English Literatures and Cultures University of Tubingen Germany Master's —
Master in Preparatory Programme: Cultural Studies (Leuven) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) Belgium Master's —
Master in Standards of Decision-Making Across Cultures FAU Erlangen Nurnberg Germany Master's —
Master in Slavic and Eastern European Studies Heidelberg University Germany Master's 1,611 USD
Master in Construction And Representation Of Cultural Identity University of Barcelona Spain Master's 19,859 USD
Bachelor in East European and East Central European Studies Heidelberg University Germany Bachelor's 1,611 USD
Master in Irish Studies University College Dublin Ireland Master's 22,600 USD
Master in Latin American Cultural Studies / Estudios culturales de América Latina University of Bonn Germany Master's 1,463 USD
Bachelor in Cultural Studies and Film University of Kent United Kingdom Bachelor's 23,750 USD
Master in Colonial and Postcolonial Studies Linnaeus University Sweden Master's 11,616 USD
Master in Ancient Cultures University of Glasgow United Kingdom Master's 37,581 USD
Bachelor in Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Heidelberg University Germany Bachelor's 1,612 USD
Master in Gender, Sexuality & Culture University College Dublin Ireland Master's 22,600 USD
Master in Cultures of the Global South University of Tubingen Germany Master's —
Master in Cultural Studies (Leuven) Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (KU Leuven) Belgium Master's 9,494 USD
Master in Albanology Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany Master's —
PhD in American Cultural History and Transatlantic Studies Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany PhD —
Bachelor in Korean Studies University of Wrocław Poland Bachelor's —
Master in Interface Cultures University of Arts and Industrial Design Linz Austria Master's 1,453 USD
Master in European Languages, Cultures and Societies in Contact University of Pavia Italy Master's 1,020 USD

Cultural Studies in Europe by degree level

Degree Programmes 25th percentile Median tuition / yr 75th percentile
Bachelor's 71 208 USD 2,000 USD 3,500 USD
Master's 206 292 USD 292 USD 5,225 USD
PhD 23 2,750 USD 4,257 USD 16,406 USD

Tuition figures use the yearly price each university publishes for international students, converted to USD; medians only publish where at least 5 priced programmes exist.

Specialisations within cultural studies

Cultural Studies 202 Cultures 113

Universities for cultural studies in Europe

Study Cultural Studies in Europe: common questions

How many cultural studies programmes are there in Europe?
315 cultural studies programmes at 137 universities in Europe are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
How much does a cultural studies degree in Europe cost?
The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in cultural studies in Europe is 292 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 292 USD and 5,225 USD per year.
Can I study cultural studies in Europe in English?
Yes — 51% of the cultural studies programmes in Europe in our catalogue are taught in English (160 of 315).
Are any of these cultural studies programmes available online?
3 of the 315 programmes in Europe are delivered online or by distance learning.

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