Area & Cultural StudiesNorth America

343 Master's degrees in Area & Cultural Studies in North America

Brock University4,3(58)

St. Catharines, Canada Top 6% in Worldwide

Critical Sociology

The Critical Sociology program at Brock University will prepare students to develop sophisticated and rigorous approaches to critical sociological research and analysis.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$9,887/yr

Arizona State University4,3(230)

Tempe, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

American Indian Studies (Cultural Resource Revitalization and Sust)

With this American Indian Studies (Cultural Resource Revitalization and Sust) MSc program from Arizona State University, you will gain a deeper understanding of complex issues facing indigenous communities and learn how to apply your expertise and advocate for social justice. Your skills will be applicable in a variety of careers.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,348/yr

Colorado State University4,1(107)

Fort Collins, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Languages, Literatures and Cultures

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures from Colorado State University offers a M.A. degree in Languages, Literatures and Cultures with a specialization in Spanish.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$31,566/yr

University at Buffalo4,4(48)

Buffalo, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Jewish Thought

The Jewish Thought programme at University at Buffalo is a 30-credit Master of Arts degree. This postgraduate course offers advanced training in the spiritual and intellectual history of Judaism. Available for full-time study, it focuses on medieval and modern texts to prepare students for doctoral research or professional roles.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$25,740/yr

University of Pennsylvania4,3(22)

Philadelphia, United States Top 0.1% in Worldwide

Intercultural Communication

The Intercultural Communication program of University of Pennsylvania provides a solid foundation in ethnographic approaches to the study of communication between members of different cultural groups and within different organizational contexts.

Master Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$47,880/yr

Case Western Reserve University4,5(14)

Cleveland Heights, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Positive Organization Development and Change

The Positive Organization Development and Change program of Case Western Reserve University is for learning how to manage systemic organizational change and transformation, leadership development, and team effectiveness

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

1 year, 5 months$55,548/yr

Baylor University4,2(47)

Waco, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Christian Ministry

The 60-hour Master of Arts in Christian Ministry (MACM) degree offered by Baylor University is designed to equip persons for competent leadership in some form of specialized ministry in congregations and other settings.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$79,530/yr

University of British Columbia4,2(210)

Vancouver, Canada Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Hispanic Studies

The Graduate Program in Hispanic Studies at the University of British Columbia offers a dynamic curriculum focusing on a contextualized knowledge of the languages, literatures, and cultures of Latin America, Spain and other Spanish-speaking communities within the US and Canada.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$7,266/yr

Bard College4,1(9)

New York City, United States

Global Studies

The Global Studies program's curriculum at Bard College places at its center the theory-practice nexus, equipping students with a sophisticated set of theoretical and conceptual tools and practical experiences that in combination will prepare them to understand the contemporary global landscape, where problems and solutions increasingly transcend territorially defined national communities.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$36,750/yr

Eastern Michigan University4,4(7)

Ypsilanti, United States

Women's and Gender Studies

This Women's and Gender Studies degree at Eastern Michigan University explores the conceptual, analytical and practical aspects of women and gender in a global context. The interdisciplinary nature of the women’s and gender studies program allows students, in consultation with the graduate advisor, to create tailored programs of study designed to meet their goals.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$20,916/yr

Shepherd University4,0(2)

Shepherdstown, United States

Appalachian Studies

Appalachian Studies at Shepherd University offers a flexible and adaptive pathways that allow students to pursue their individual interests while finding an expression of those interests in the working world and achieving a global habit of mind.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$12,978/yr

Graduate Theological Union4,0(5)

Berkeley, United States

Interreligious Chaplaincy

The first of its kind, the Graduate Theological Union’s Interreligious Chaplaincy Program equips leaders to practice spiritual care among diverse populations. The program offers students who have previously earned a qualifying master’s degree the opportunity to earn a Certificate in Interreligious Chaplaincy.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time On-campus

1 year$14,640/yr

Trent University4,3(47)

Oshawa, Canada Top 9% in Worldwide

Cultural Studies

Interdisciplinary in spirit and theoretical in emphasis, Trent University’s Cultural Studies M.A. and Ph.D. programmes focus on contemporary issues in the humanities and social sciences from the perspectives of critical, cultural and political theory.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$18,830/yr

Indiana University Bloomington4,0(196)

Bloomington, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

Folklore and Ethnomusicology

Indiana University Bloomington's Folklore and Ethnomusicology program offers comprehensive training in the study of vernacular culture with concentrations in Folklore or Ethnomusicology. We use ethnographic and historical methods and approaches to closely examine the traditional arts and contemporary thoughts of the world’s communities.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$35,577/yr

Baylor University4,2(47)

Waco, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Church Music

The Master of Music in Church Music program at Baylor University is designed to bring students to the highest levels of performance and scholarship of which they are capable.

M.Mus. Full-time On-campus

1 year$79,530/yr

University of Maryland4,1(14)

Online Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Cultural and Heritage Resource Management (online)

The online Cultural and Heritage Resource Management (online) program at University of Maryland provides advanced training for those interested in working in the applied specialization of cultural resource management and heritage resource management.

Master Part-time Online

$67,608/full

Stony Brook University4,4(14)

New York City, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

History of Philosophies, East and West

History of Philosophies, East and West from Stony Brook University curriculum includes courses on Islamic philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, Chinese philosophy, Japanese philosophy, Hindu philosophy, ancient Greek philosophy, as well as medieval and modern western philosophy.

M.A. Full-time +2 On-campus

2 years$19,746/yr

University of California, Irvine (UCI)4,4(7)

Irvine, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

European Thought and Culture

The European Thought and Culture program of University of California, Irvine (UCI), administered by the Department of European Languages and Studies in the School of Humanities, draws on expertise from faculty in other departments in the Schools of Humanities and Social Sciences in order to take an interdisciplinary approach to this area of study.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$27,864/yr

George Mason University4,1(103)

Fairfax, United States Top 3% in Worldwide

Folklore Studies

The Folklore Studies Postgrad certificate at George Mason University enables students to explore the processes of tradition that move through multiple expressive forms, such as folktales, folk beliefs, folk medicine, folk art, folksong, and literature.

Postgraduate Certificate Full-time +2 On-campus

$36,477/yr

University of Connecticut4,4(28)

Storrs, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Institute of Latina,o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies

In picking a methodological and theoretical orientation for their thesis papers, students specialize in one discipline of their choice, while also taking courses in at least two additional disciplines. Learn more with Institute of Latina,o, Caribbean, and Latin American Studies from University of Connecticut.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

2 years$41,424/yr