Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in the United States
909 masters programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 137 universities in the United States are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 30,200 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 19,456 USD and 36,690 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
Music 268 Arts 116 Music Education 101 Writing 72 Visual Arts 62 Philosophy 39 Literature 25 Humanities 22 Liberal Arts and Sciences 22 Music Theory 18
Universities for humanities & liberal arts in the United States
- University of Cincinnati (42)
- Temple University (39)
- University of Houston (35)
- Indiana University Bloomington (32)
- California Institute of the Arts (30)
- University of Florida (26)
- The University of Memphis (23)
- University of Oregon, Eugene (23)
- Savannah College of Art and Design (21)
- University of Oklahoma (19)
Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in the United States: common questions
- How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in the United States?
- 909 humanities & liberal arts masters programmes at 137 universities in the United States are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
- How much does a humanities & liberal arts degree in the United States cost?
- The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in humanities & liberal arts in the United States is 30,200 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 19,456 USD and 36,690 USD per year.
- Can I study humanities & liberal arts in the United States in English?
- Yes — 100% of the humanities & liberal arts programmes in the United States in our catalogue are taught in English (909 of 909).
- Are any of these humanities & liberal arts programmes available online?
- 42 of the 909 programmes in the United States are delivered online or by distance learning.
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