Overview

The Johns Hopkins University Master of Liberal Arts program thrives on your curiosity, passion, and diverse world experience. The first program of its kind in the country, this educational experience allows you to pursue a graduate degree tailored to your interests, whether you’re looking for an advanced credential for career mobility or simply want to enrich your personal and professional life.

Build a Program Around Your Interests

You’ll have access to a diverse and creative selection of interdisciplinary courses each semester, with topic-driven offerings that draw from disciplines like history, film, art, music, literature, sociology, politics, world cultures, bioethics, psychology, ecology, and archaeology. Here is a sampling of the unique, fascinating courses you will see:

The Six Degrees of Miles Davis
The Mind of Leonardo Da Vinci
Black Queer History
Gender and Media
Fakes, Lies, and Forgeries: A History of “News” from the Flood to the Apocalypse
Medieval England: From Beowulf to the Battle of Bosworth
Deep Ecology: Environmental Ethic
Philosophy of Beauty
Existentialism: Philosophy and Social Critique
Critical Theory
Race and Jazz
“When the Lamps Went Out”: WWI as history, memory, and commemoration
Social History of Medicine
What is History?
Ways of Knowing: Historical and Epistemological Foundations of the Liberal Arts

Join a Top-Ranked Program

Founded in 1962, Johns Hopkins University’s online Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) program was ranked #3 in the nation by Online Masters and has received the distinction of being the “Most Established.”

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Interdisciplinary Graduate Research Methods

Critical Theory

What is History?

Why Read the Classics?

Ways of Knowing
Historical and Epistemological Liberal Arts

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-31 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-05-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-20 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2028-01-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-25 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

100

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Baltimore, United States

Disciplines

Liberal Arts View 111 other Masters in Liberal Arts in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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100

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2-3 page statement of purpose that allows assessment of the applicant’s academic, professional and personal goals.

Resume or Curriculum Vitae.

Official transcripts
Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited US college or university. The program requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale in the latter half of undergraduate studies. Meeting the minimum GPA requirement does not guarantee admission.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

35000 USD / year

≈ 35000 USD / year
Out-of-State

35000 USD / year

≈ 35000 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

35000 USD / year

≈ 35000 USD / year

Additional Details

Standard Range of Tuition and Fees for the Master of Liberal Arts program = $35,000 – $37,000

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

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Scholarships Information

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