Detailed Field of Study Among Humanities Degree Recipients
Between 2015 and 2017, the primary fields of study among master’s degree recipients in the humanities were visual and performing arts (33.1 percent); philosophy, religious studies, theology, and religious vocations (29.6 percent); and English language and literatures/letters (16.1 percent).
Among doctoral and professional degree recipients who completed their degrees in the humanities between 2015 and 2017, the primary fields of study were philosophy, religious studies, theology, and religious vocations (30.7 percent); visual and performing arts (21.4 percent), and English language and literature/letters (16.6 percent).
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, 2015, 2016, 2017
Notes:
Data reflect master’s degrees earned at all Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, pooled for 2015, 2016, and 2017.
Data reflect all research/scholarship, professional practice, and other doctoral degrees earned at all Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, pooled for 2015, 2016, and 2017.
