The Master of Humanities is an interdisciplinary graduate degree in the United States

Education in the United States

Education in the United States is mainly provided by the public sector, with control and funding coming from three levels: federal, state, and local. Child education is compulsory.Public education is universally available...

 which is focused on the humanities

Humanities

The humanities are academic disciplines that study the human condition, using methods that are primarily analytical, critical, or speculative, as distinguished from the mainly empirical approaches of the natural sciences....

(the humanities includes subjects such as history, literature, and philosophy). It is the study of human behavior, practices, and thought.. Master of Humanities (MH) degrees are relatively new; a few online programs exist, as well as traditional on-campus programs offering such degrees.

Program advantages

Many students in MH programs are preparing to teach at the community-college level, enhance their teaching abilities at the high- school level, or are preparing for Ph.D. programs. MH degrees also offer students opportunities in writing and research, government and non-profit work and creative careers.

Degree programs

• Arcadia University (Pennsylvania)
• Braniff Graduate School, University of Dallas
• University of Colorado at Denver
• Tiffin University (Ohio)
• Wright State University (Ohio)
• California State University-Northridge
• Wilson College (Pennsylvania)