PhD in Humanities & Liberal Arts in the United States
80 phd programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 29 universities in the United States are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 30,748 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 25,017 USD and 35,459 USD.
Data as of August 28, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD
Humanities & Liberal Arts programmes
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Specialisations within humanities & liberal arts
Music 22 Philosophy 19 Music Education 11 Literature 6 Arts 5 Liberal Arts and Sciences 4 Classical Studies 2 Culture 2 Music Theory 2 Classics 2
Universities for humanities & liberal arts in the United States
- University of Oklahoma (7)
- Indiana University Bloomington (7)
- Temple University (6)
- University of Maryland, College Park (6)
- University of Iowa (5)
- University of Georgia, Athens (5)
- University of Florida (5)
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick (4)
- University of Kentucky (4)
- University of Minnesota (4)
PhD in Humanities & Liberal Arts in the United States: common questions
- How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in the United States?
- 80 humanities & liberal arts phd programmes at 29 universities in the United States are open to international students, as of August 28, 2026.
- How much does a humanities & liberal arts degree in the United States cost?
- The median yearly tuition for phd programmes in humanities & liberal arts in the United States is 30,748 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 25,017 USD and 35,459 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 (80 of 80).
- Are any of these humanities & liberal arts programmes available online?
- 3 of the 80 programmes in the United States are delivered online or by distance learning.
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