Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Europe

2,424 masters programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 364 universities in Europe are open to international students; 75% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 14,018 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 1,578 USD and 24,569 USD.

Data as of August 27, 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 Photography	Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague	Czechia	Master's	10,658 USD
Master in Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology (Research)	Maastricht University	The Netherlands	Master's	21,394 USD
Master in Directing Documentary	National Film and Television School	United Kingdom	Master's	35,489 USD
Master in Aesthetics	Uppsala University	Sweden	Master's	5,280 USD
Master in New Media and Audiovisual Art	Liepaja University	Latvia	Master's	3,388 USD
Master in Montage	Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague	Czechia	Master's	13,785 USD
Master in Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)	University of Amsterdam	The Netherlands	Master's	9,346 USD
Master in Art and Design	Munster Technological University	Ireland	Master's	15,771 USD
Master in DAI Art Praxis	ArtEZ Institute for the Arts	The Netherlands	Master's	13,668 USD
Master in African Verbal and Visual Arts	University of Bayreuth	Germany	Master's	—
Master in Ancient Philosophy	University of Oxford	United Kingdom	Master's	46,368 USD
Master in Philosophy	University of Szeged	Hungary	Master's	4,439 USD
Master in Art History, Collections and Curating	University College Dublin	Ireland	Master's	22,600 USD
Master in Digital Arts & Humanities	University College Cork	Ireland	Master's	19,509 USD
Master in Cultural Heritage and Creativity for tourism and territorial development	University of Turin	Italy	Master's	3,265 USD
Master in Comparative Cultural Analysis (Arts and Culture)	University of Amsterdam	The Netherlands	Master's	9,346 USD
Master in Performance	Østfold University College	Norway	Master's	—
Master in Scenography	Østfold University College	Norway	Master's	—
Master in Social Data Science	University College Dublin	Ireland	Master's	22,600 USD
Master in Logic	University of Amsterdam	The Netherlands	Master's	12,000 USD
Master in Arts and Culture (research)	University of Groningen	The Netherlands	Master's	18,691 USD
Master in Performance Practices	ArtEZ Institute for the Arts	The Netherlands	Master's	13,668 USD
Master in Arts of the Netherlands (Arts and Culture)	University of Amsterdam	The Netherlands	Master's	9,346 USD
Master in Arts, Cognition and Criticism	University of Groningen	The Netherlands	Master's	18,691 USD

Specialisations within humanities & liberal arts

Philosophy 294 Music 271 Literature 170 Humanities 155 Arts 151 Arts and Social Sciences 151 Art and Design 111 Culture 109 Writing 89 Art History 80

Universities for humanities & liberal arts in Europe

University of Wrocław (54)
University of Lisbon (50)
Sheffield Hallam University (50)
University of York (45)
Aalto University (45)
University of East Anglia, Norwich (36)
Mozarteum University of Salzburg (35)
Technological University of the Shannon (33)
University of Amsterdam (31)
University of Birmingham, England (29)

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

How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in Europe?: 2,424 humanities & liberal arts masters programmes at 364 universities in Europe are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
How much does a humanities & liberal arts degree in Europe cost?: The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in humanities & liberal arts in Europe is 14,018 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 1,578 USD and 24,569 USD per year.
Can I study humanities & liberal arts in Europe in English?: Yes — 75% of the humanities & liberal arts programmes in Europe in our catalogue are taught in English (1,822 of 2,424).
Are any of these humanities & liberal arts programmes available online?: 20 of the 2,424 programmes in Europe are delivered online or by distance learning.

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