Humanities, MA
36
Total Credit Hours
2
Years (Avg.)
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Program Overview

The Master of Arts in Humanities program offers an interdisciplinary curriculum that explores the intersections of arts, culture, history, and literature.

Our program emphasizes cultural and community engagement and is ideal for career advancement and personal enrichment.

The MA in Humanities is an all-virtual, multidisciplinary program bringing together students and faculty from a variety of backgrounds to collaboratively explore the interdisciplinary intersections of the arts, historical, cultural and literary studies within an open, exploratory, and experimental graduate-level educational environment.

Take an in-depth look at our program and explore what our graduates are accomplishing.

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Program Highlights
Seminar Courses

Most courses are live taught in a seminar format and include discussion, reading, research and writing.

A Degree for Everyone

Our students come from a wide variety of backgrounds including sciences, engineering, philosophy, history and anthropology.

Virtual Learning Format

Courses are conducted in a virtual seminar format, allowing for collaboration with your classmates across the country.

Career Opportunities

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the median annual wage for the degree field for liberal arts in 2023 was $54,000. Our alumni work in a variety of career fields including nonprofits, museums, hospitals, public relations firms and higher education.

Explore the work our graduates are doing.

  • Community outreach specialist
  • Content strategist
  • Grant writer
  • Humanities instructor
  • Nonprofit program manager