Humanities

7.8k Master's degrees in Humanities

University of Rochester4,8(6)

Rochester, United States Top 1% in Worldwide

History

The History program of University of Rochester offers individually tailored programs with opportunities for transnational and comparative study.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$64,500/yr

Ohio University4,5(31)

Online Top 3% in Worldwide

Online Master of Social Sciences

The M.S.S. Online Master of Social Sciences program offered by Ohio University is ideal for teachers who want to study content in the social sciences and is beneficial for public administrators and other professionals, too.

M.Sc. Part-time Online

2 years$17,808/yr

University of Ottawa4,1(87)

Ottawa, Canada Top 1% in Worldwide

English Literature - Medieval and Renaissance Studies

English Literature - Medieval and Renaissance Studies from University of Ottawa equip students to pursue advanced studies in British, Canadian, or American literature informed by a broad knowledge of literary history and by recent developments in literary criticism and cultural theory.

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

2 years$14,291/yr

Morgan State University4,3(14)

Baltimore, United States

Museum Studies and Historical Preservations

The Morgan State University Master of Arts Degree in Museum Studies and Historical Preservation is an interdisciplinary graduate program within the College of Liberal Arts.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$30,690/yr

California State University Sacramento3,8(8)

Sacramento, United States Top 8% in Worldwide

Public History

The Public History Program at the California State University Sacramento offers a two-year course of study leading to the Master of Arts as a degree option within the History Department.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$8,064/yr

An-Najah National University4,0(82)

Nablus, Palestinian Territory, Occupied

English Comparative Literature

An-Najah National University's program in English Comparative Literature has been tailored to satisfy the need of talented students who are armed with an outstanding knowledge in English and Arabic literatures and who enjoy a convenient proficiency in the two languages.

M.Sc. Full-time On-campus

2 yearsTuition not available

Durham University4,3(38)

Durham, United Kingdom Top 1% in Worldwide

History

The History MA course offered by Durham University is designed as a research preparation masters. It is intended to encourage you to be intellectually ambitious by inducting you into a community of historians. It invites you to understand the relationship between your own specialist field and the historical discipline in general as well as to communicate with wider audiences.

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

1 year$37,317/yr

Rhode Island College4,4(9)

Providence, United States

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages

The Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages program at Rhode Island College prepares certified teachers and teacher candidates to work with emergent bilinguals of all ages in both ESOL classrooms and bilingual dual language classrooms.

M.Ed. Full-time On-campus

1 year$31,868/yr

The Ohio State University4,5(31)

Columbus, United States Top 2% in Worldwide

Theatre

The Theatre program from The Ohio State University provides training in theatre studies. Beyond the required course in research methods, students take a wide range of courses in theatre history, criticism, theory, and dramatic literature.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

3 years$44,310/yr

University of Maryland4,1(14)

College Park, United States Top 0.5% in Worldwide

Architecture and Historic Preservation

The Architecture and Historic Preservation dual degree from University of Maryland combines course work from the Architecture and Historic Preservation programs to enable a student to complete both the Master of Architecture and Master of Historic Preservation degrees with fewer credits than it would take to complete the two separately.

Master Full-time On-campus

2½ years$56,340/yr

Birkbeck, University of London4,1(35)

London, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

History of Ideas

Birkbeck, University of London offers a Master of Research (MRes) in History of Ideas. This programme is available for full-time or part-time attendance and is designed for those who wish to delve deeply into historical research. The course spans one year for full-time students and two years for part-time students, starting in October 2026.

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

1 year$27,601/yr

Simmons University4,1(7)

Boston, United States

Children's Literature - Writing for Children

Students in our Children's Literature - Writing for Children (MFA) program at Simmons University nurture their creativity with engaged critical study and analysis of literature for children and young adults.

M.F.A. Full-time On-campus

1 yearTuition not available

William James College

Online

Applied Behavior Analysis

With the Applied Behavior Analysis program at the William James College, you'll study the science of behavior in order to inform individualized therapy practices for a variety of populations, and to serve individuals, groups, and school systems.

M.A. Full-time +2 Online

3 years$38,025/yr

University of Cape Town4,1(160)

Cape Town, South Africa Top 1% in Worldwide

Programme Evaluation

This Programme Evaluation course at University of Cape Town is a one and a half-year full-time programme (both the coursework and dissertation are completed within the year and a half of study) starting in the first week of February each year. The programme consists of coursework and a research dissertation.

M.Phil. Part-time On-campus

2 years$6,358/yr

University of Essex4,2(91)

Colchester, United Kingdom Top 2% in Worldwide

Philosophy

The Philosophy degree from University of Essex has an established international reputation and a strong tradition of postgraduate education, particularly in the specialist area of continental philosophy and - more recently - in the middle-ground between continental and analytic philosophy.

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

2 years$27,988/yr

California State University Los Angeles3,9(41)

Los Angeles, United States

English

English from California State University Los Angeles provides opportunities for advanced study in literature, criticism, language, creative writing, and composition and rhetoric.

M.A. Full-time On-campus

1 year$9,144/yr

University of Auckland4,1(20)

Auckland, New Zealand Top 1% in Worldwide

Language Teaching

Postgraduate Diploma in Language Teaching from University of Auckland is a professional language teaching qualification, combining theory with practice and familiarising you with current teaching approaches.

Postgraduate Diploma Full-time +2 On-campus

1 year$26,554/yr

Birkbeck, University of London4,1(35)

London, United Kingdom Top 3% in Worldwide

Screenwriting (Part-time)

Screenwriting (Part-time) programme at Birkbeck, University of London offers the opportunity to develop practical screenwriting skills and techniques, and to apply them to writing briefs, together with the ability to evaluate the effectiveness of communicating ideas in script form.

Postgraduate Certificate Part-time On-campus

1 year$9,200/yr

Trinity College Dublin4,1(111)

Dublin, Ireland Top 1% in Worldwide

Theology

The Theology programme of Trinity College Dublin offers a distinctive learning experience based on the integration of the fields of theology, biblical studies and Christian practice. Students will engage critically with the intellectual challenges of ministry through the study of key themes in biblical, theological and ministerial studies

Master Part-time On-campus +2

3 years$4,440/yr

Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary

Essex, United States

Theology

Master of Arts (Theology) students at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary are typically interested in pursuing doctoral work, for which this degree is excellent preparation. Others may desire to enter into church ministry or learn to more effectively serve in their current vocation.

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

2 years$26,250/yr