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Humanities & Languages

Showing 1-12 of 319 universities, highest QS ranking first

UK, Canadian, Malaysian and New Zealand lists come from each university's website and may be incomplete, so a university missing here may still teach this subject. Ask a counsellor to check.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

    Cambridge, Massachusetts · USA

    QS 2027 #1

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (6)

    • English Language and LiteratureBachelor's
    • HistoryBachelor's
    • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's
    • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 2 more

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  • Stanford University

    Palo Alto, California · USA

    QS 2027 #2 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (13)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • English Language and LiteratureBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • English Language and Literature/LettersMaster's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 9 more

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  • Harvard University

    Cambridge, Massachusetts · USA

    QS 2027 #5

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (25)

    • African Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's
    • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • Classical and Ancient StudiesMaster's, PhD / Doctorate
    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 21 more

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  • University College London (UCL)

    London, England · UK

    QS 2027 #8 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (308)

    • Ancient History BABachelor's
    • Ancient Languages BABachelor's
    • Archaeology BABachelor's
    • Archaeology BScBachelor's

    and 304 more

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  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · USA

    QS 2027 #15

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (15)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • English Language and LiteratureBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 11 more

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  • Cornell University

    Ithaca, New York · USA

    QS 2027 #16 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (13)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMaster's, PhD / Doctorate
    • English Language and LiteratureBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 9 more

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  • Yale University

    New Haven, Connecticut · USA

    QS 2027 #16 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (17)

    • Bible/Biblical StudiesMaster's
    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • English Language and LiteratureBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 13 more

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  • University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney)

    Sydney, New South Wales · Australia

    QS 2027 #19

    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (10)

    • Doctor of Philosophy (English)PhD / Doctorate
    • Doctor of Philosophy (History)PhD / Doctorate
    • Doctor of Philosophy (Southeast Asian Social Inquiry)PhD / Doctorate
    • Master of Applied LinguisticsMaster's

    and 6 more

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  • Johns Hopkins University

    Baltimore, Maryland · USA

    QS 2027 #20 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (9)

    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • English Language and LiteratureBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • HistoryBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 5 more

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  • University of California, Berkeley (UCB)

    Berkeley, California · USA

    QS 2027 #20 tied

    • Bachelor's
    • Master's
    • PhD / Doctorate

    Programmes (16)

    • Celtic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's
    • Classical and Ancient StudiesBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate
    • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's, Master's, PhD / Doctorate

    and 12 more

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Where this comes from: US programmes from the US Department of Education's College Scorecard; Australian courses from CRICOS, the government register of courses open to international students; UK, Canadian, Malaysian and New Zealand courses from each university's own website. Courses change every year, so always confirm on the university's website or with a counsellor before you apply.

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