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Major Overview for Humanities/Humanistic Studies

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Overview for Humanities/Humanistic Studies

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.

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Colleges Offering a Major in Humanities/Humanistic Studies

Top 50 U.S. Colleges with the most degrees awarded of Humanities/Humanistic Studies among the 2006-2007 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded*/
Percentage
SelectivityCost*
Thomas Edison State College
Trenton, NJ
611
(35.2%)
Open Admissions$6,003
SUNY at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
289
(7.3%)
Moderately Selective$15,664
Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI
116
(3.4%)
Moderately Selective$15,004
New College of California
San Francisco, CA
104
(100.0%)
Open Admissions$14,668
California State University-Monterey Bay
Seaside, CA
100
(16.7%)
Moderately Selective$13,794
Washington State University
Pullman, WA
87
(1.8%)
Minimally Selective$15,568
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK
64
(1.6%)
Minimally Selective$14,675
Florida State University
Tallahassee, FL
52
(0.7%)
Moderately Selective$12,355
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
52
(0.7%)
Minimally Selective$17,322
New York University
New York, NY
50
(1.1%)
Highly Selective$48,190
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* The number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2006-2007 graduating class.