Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Asia

299 masters programmes in humanities & liberal arts at 76 universities in Asia are open to international students; 52% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 3,421 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 2,945 USD and 4,750 USD.

Data as of August 28, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Humanities & Liberal Arts programmes

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Programme	University	Country	Degree	Tuition / yr
Master in Fudan-Melbourne University Double-Degree Master's in Global Culture and Communications	Fudan University (FDU)	China	Master's	4,462 USD
Master in Arts	Jiangsu University (JSU)	China	Master's	3,867 USD
Master in Theory of Literature and Art (Chinese-taught)	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	Master's	5,057 USD
Master in Arts in International Studies major in European Studies	De La Salle University, Manila	Philippines	Master's	458 USD
Master in Visual Arts	Universiti Malaya	Malaysia	Master's	15,654 USD
Master in Foreign Philosophy	Peking University (PKU)	China	Master's	8,627 USD
Master in Sociology and Humanities	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	India	Master's	3,000 USD
Master in Marxist Philosophy	Sichuan University (SCU)	China	Master's	3,272 USD
Master in Counselling	Taylor's University	Malaysia	Master's	12,083 USD
Master in Marxist philosophy (Chinese-taught)	Sichuan University (SCU)	China	Master's	3,272 USD
Master in Philosophy (Chinese-taught)	Shanghai JiaoTong University (SJTU)	China	Master's	4,299 USD
Master in Digital Humanities and Computational Social Sciences	Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology	South Korea	Master's	6,521 USD
Master in Art Theory	Chongqing Medical University (CQMU)	China	Master's	2,082 USD
Master in Aesthetics (Chinese-taught)	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	Master's	5,057 USD
Master in Arts (Music)	Yanshan University (YSU)	China	Master's	3,689 USD
Master in Gender Studies	Seoul National University	South Korea	Master's	4,750 USD
Master in Humanities and Social Sciences	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	India	Master's	3,000 USD
Master in Literary and Artistic Studies (taught in Chinese)	Wuhan University (WHU)	China	Master's	3,421 USD
Master in Art (Chinese-taught)	Qingdao University of Science & Technology (QUST)	China	Master's	3,659 USD
Master in Visual Arts Education	Universiti Malaya	Malaysia	Master's	15,654 USD
Master in Arts	Universiti Malaya	Malaysia	Master's	15,654 USD
Master in Humanities and Social Sciences	Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur	India	Master's	3,000 USD
Master in Comparative Literature	University of the Philippines Diliman	Philippines	Master's	603 USD
Master in Art (Professional Degree) (Chinese-taught)	Zhengzhou University (ZZU)	China	Master's	5,057 USD

Specialisations within humanities & liberal arts

Arts 106 Philosophy 49 Literature 42 Humanities 24 Music 19 Humanities and Social Sciences 13 Performing Arts 7 Arts and Social Sciences 6 Visual Arts 5 Writing 5

Universities for humanities & liberal arts in Asia

SUSTech (27)
Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) (23)
Guangxi Medical University (GXMU) (17)
De La Salle University, Manila (15)
Zhengzhou University (ZZU) (12)
Universiti Malaya (11)
The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) (11)
Wuhan University (WHU) (9)
Sichuan University (SCU) (9)
Yanshan University (YSU) (8)

Masters (MS) in Humanities & Liberal Arts in Asia: common questions

How many humanities & liberal arts programmes are there in Asia?: 299 humanities & liberal arts masters programmes at 76 universities in Asia are open to international students, as of August 28, 2026.
How much does a humanities & liberal arts degree in Asia cost?: The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in humanities & liberal arts in Asia is 3,421 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 2,945 USD and 4,750 USD per year.
Can I study humanities & liberal arts in Asia in English?: Yes — 52% of the humanities & liberal arts programmes in Asia in our catalogue are taught in English (155 of 299).
Are any of these humanities & liberal arts programmes available online?: 13 of the 299 programmes in Asia are delivered online or by distance learning.

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