Study Humanities & Liberal Arts in Europe

6,131 programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 530 universities in Europe are open to international students; 82% 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
Bachelor in Fine Arts Lund University Sweden Bachelor's 21,120 USD
Portraiture with Hands (E-Learning Mastery) Online Florence Classical Arts Academy Italy — 9,112 USD
Master in Visual Arts and Curatorial Studies Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Italy Master's 25,700 USD
Master in Philosophy University of Amsterdam The Netherlands Master's 12,000 USD
Master in Visual Arts Florence Classical Arts Academy Italy Master's 19,743 USD
Master in 2D Animation and Stop Motion Teesside University, Middlesbrough United Kingdom Master's 20,475 USD
Bachelor in Sociology University of Amsterdam The Netherlands Bachelor's 9,000 USD
Bachelor in Liberal Arts and Sciences Adam Mickiewicz University Poland Bachelor's 406 USD
Master in Cinematography Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Czechia Master's 23,737 USD
Bachelor in BEAR Fine Art ArtEZ Institute for the Arts The Netherlands Bachelor's 12,500 USD
Bachelor in Graphic Design Budapest Metropolitan University Hungary Bachelor's 22,897 USD
Master in Philosophy University of Tartu Estonia Master's 4,673 USD
Directing Fiction (One Year Intensive Course) Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Czechia — 26,273 USD
One Year Online Program (E-Learning Mastery) Online Florence Classical Arts Academy Italy — 9,112 USD
Bachelor in Graphic Design and Art Direction Nuova Accademia Di Belle Arti Italy Bachelor's 25,233 USD
Master in 3D Animation for Professionals Buckinghamshire New University United Kingdom Master's 11,357 USD
Bachelor in Studios - Studio Do-Make Design Academy Eindhoven The Netherlands Bachelor's 13,657 USD
Bachelor in Arts and Culture Maastricht University The Netherlands Bachelor's 13,684 USD
Master in Arts in Product Design Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology Malta Master's 8,761 USD
Bachelor in Media and Culture Utrecht University The Netherlands Bachelor's 7,009 USD
Bachelor in Arts, Culture and Media University of Groningen The Netherlands Bachelor's 13,084 USD
Bachelor in Studios - Studio Body Building Design Academy Eindhoven The Netherlands Bachelor's 13,657 USD
Cinematography (One Year Intensive Course) Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague Czechia — 24,520 USD
Bachelor in African Verbal and Visual Arts: Languages, Literatures, Media and Art University of Bayreuth Germany Bachelor's —

Humanities & Liberal Arts in Europe by degree level

Degree Programmes 25th percentile Median tuition / yr 75th percentile
Bachelor's 2,388 5,365 USD 20,000 USD 25,233 USD
Master's 2,424 1,578 USD 14,018 USD 24,569 USD
PhD 311 2,750 USD 16,700 USD 27,845 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 humanities & liberal arts

Music 783 Philosophy 657 Arts 414 Literature 369 Humanities 365 Arts and Social Sciences 345 Art and Design 292 Performing Arts 269 Writing 171 Graphic Design 160

Universities for humanities & liberal arts in Europe

Study Humanities & Liberal Arts in Europe: common questions

How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in Europe?
6,131 humanities & liberal arts programmes at 530 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 — 82% of the humanities & liberal arts programmes in Europe in our catalogue are taught in English (5,026 of 6,131).
Are any of these humanities & liberal arts programmes available online?
108 of the 6,131 programmes in Europe are delivered online or by distance learning.

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