Master of Liberal Arts

Deepen your understanding of the world around you, expand your knowledge, and boost your capacity for creativity. JHU’s nationally recognized Master of Liberal Arts degree lets you explore humanistic questions from interdisciplinary perspectives.

The JHU 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.

While the Master of Liberal Arts program is not designed with a specific career pathway in mind, MLA students and alumni represent every sector of the workforce and every stage of their professional lives. Many of our students seek this degree to deepen their knowledge of the world and its intellectual history, to expand their understanding of the human experience across time and cultures, and to sharpen their analytical and communication skills.

Johns Hopkins University, founded in 1876 and ranked seventh among national universities in 2022 by U.S. News and World Report , is a top-tier research university with campus locations in Baltimore, Maryland, and Washington, D.C. Dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and committed to cultivating every student’s capacity for lifelong learning, Johns Hopkins fosters independent and original research and strives to bring the benefits of discovery to the world. The Johns Hopkins University Advanced Academic Programs division offers professional graduate degree programs for adults seeking flexibility, career advancement, and personal enrichment.