Humanities/Humanistic Studies

Liberal Arts • Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities

What is it about?

A program that focuses on combined studies and research in the humanities subjects as distinguished from the social and physical sciences, emphasizing languages, literatures, art, music, philosophy and religion.

Numbers at a glance

164th
Popular nationwide
140
Search Rank on O's List
156
Colleges offer it
1,672
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
517
Women
1,155

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O's Insights on Humanities/Humanistic Studies

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 61% of graduates come from public universities.

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