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3.7k Master's degrees in Humanities in United States
Liberal Arts
The Liberal Arts Individualized program of University of Pennsylvania offers intellectual explorers like you the opportunity to design your own curriculum at the intersection of your pursuits.
Philosophy
The study of Philosophy has been hailed in the media as the superstar of the humanities for producing graduates skilled in critical reasoning and creative problem solving. Where better to study this in-demand discipline than Fordham University, where we’ve been teaching philosophy for more than 150 years?
Divinity
Divinity from Columbia Theological Seminary may lead to careers such as pastor, teacher, evangelist, chaplain, missionary, or a variety of ordained church leadership opportunities.
Humanities
The Institute for the Humanities at Old Dominion University offers a Master of Arts in Humanities in the College of Arts and Letters.
Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Applied Linguistics)
The Teaching of English to Speakers of Other Languages (Applied Linguistics) MA program from Old Dominion University prepares students to pursue advanced graduate study, teach in colleges, adult education programs, businesses, private schools and institutions in the U.S. or abroad, work with private businesses, and the language acquisition needs of second language learners.
Language Documentation
University of Rochester's The Department of Linguistics offers a new MA in the theory and practice of Language Documentation and description focusing on courses that provide training in linguistics and in the practice, methodology and technology of LDD.
Executive Leadership in Christian Ministry
This Colorado Christian University online master's degree in Executive Leadership in Christian Ministry program will help you hone business-related skills while furthering the development of baseline ministry leadership proficiencies.
Creative Writing - Fiction
The Creative Writing - Fiction degree at The City University of New York offers single-discipline and inter-genre workshops, literature seminars, small-group reading tutorials, and one-on-one tutorials, all of which emphasize relationships between students and eminent faculty.
Writing
The Writing program from the University of Nebraska Omaha is a two-year program of focused instruction for creative writers who are committed to a literary career.
Religion and Literature
The Religion and Literature program at Graduate Theological Union will have students study literature, literary theory, and religious studies, paying special attention to the intersections among these disciplines.

Religion - Christian Apologetics (Online)
If you are looking to sharpen your defense of the Christian faith, defend the existence of God, and communicate a Christian worldview to others, then Liberty University’s Religion - Christian Apologetics (Online) degree may be for you.
Communication (Communication for Ministry Concentration)
The M.A. in Communication (Communication for Ministry Concentration) is a 36-hour, non-thesis program at Dallas Baptist University designed to equip students for careers in strategic communications, public relations, consulting, advertising, marketing, education, communications, and related fields.
Religion and the Environment
Religion and the Environment from Sewanee The University Of The South is designed for those students who intend to pursue further graduate education in theology or its cognate disciplines or those who seek additional depth of knowledge in a particular field of study.
Slavic Languages and Literature
The Slavic Languages and Literature programme at Stanford University offers a comprehensive study of Russian culture, literary theory, and history. Available as a full-time B.A. (Hons), M.A., or Ph.D., the degree provides students with deep linguistic expertise and access to world-class research archives in California.

Biblical Languages (Online)
The M.A. in Biblical Languages (Online) programme at Liberty University is designed to help you gain advanced knowledge of the original languages used in Scripture for an in-depth biblical study. With these skills, you can deepen your personal studies, engage in more effective biblical teaching, and even enter the field of biblical translation.
Spanish
The M.A. in Spanish from California State University San Bernardino focuses on the strengthening of the knowledge of Spanish teachers as well as of the intensive study of literature, linguistics, and culture for those students who will be continuing their advanced studies.
Linguistics and TESOL
MA in TESOL at Southern Illinois University is designed to give students a broad training in many aspects of contemporary linguistics, including phonology, syntax, phonetics, semantics, historical linguistics, psycholinguistics, language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and field methods.
Liberal Studies
The Liberal Studies degree at Coastal Carolina University is unlike most traditional graduate programs. Instead of being limited to courses in one specific field, MALS students––with guidance from the program coordinator––design an individualized curriculum that crosses disciplinary boundaries.
Music (Instrumental Conducting Concentration)
The Music (Instrumental Conducting Concentration) program from Texas State University prepares students to excel in the disciplines of music teaching, history, conducting, composition, theory, and performance.
Interdisciplinary Studies
The Interdisciplinary Studies program offered by Bowling Green State University is designed for graduate students whose goals don’t fit neatly into a single field.