Top universities for arts & humanities subjects 2022

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for art &amp; design</h3>
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</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;"><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">1</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/royal-college-art">Royal College of Art</a></td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">2</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-arts-london">University of the Arts London</a></td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">3</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/new-school">The New School</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">4</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/rhode-island-school-design-risd">Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">5</td>
<td style="width: 306px;">Politecnico di Milano</td>
<td>Italy</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">6</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/aalto-university">Aalto University</a></td>
<td>Finland</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">7</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/pratt-institute">Pratt Institute</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">8</td>
<td style="width: 306px;">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">=9</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/design-academy-eindhoven">Design Academy Eindhoven</a></td>
<td>Netherlands</td>
</tr><tr><td style="width: 45px;">=9</td>
<td style="width: 306px;"><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/school-art-institute-chicago">School of the Art Institute of Chicago</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>Art &amp; design is another subject ranking which prominently features specialist institutions, with the Royal College of Art topping the table for yet another year.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for classics &amp; ancient history</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>Sapienza University of Rome</td>
<td>Italy</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>University of Oxford</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>University of Cambridge</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/ludwig-maximilians-universitat-munchen">Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München</a></td>
<td>Germany</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/ruprecht-karls-universitat-heidelberg">Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg</a></td>
<td>Germany</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/scuola-normale-superiore">Scuola Normale Superiore</a></td>
<td>Italy</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/sorbonne-university">Sorbonne University</a></td>
<td>France</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>Harvard University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>Leiden University</td>
<td>Netherlands</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universite-paris-1-pantheon-sorbonne">Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne</a></td>
<td>France</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>Whether it's the ancient Roman buildings or the ruins of Pompeii, you don't have to go far when in Italy to encounter a remnant of the country's rich history. Given this, Sapienza University of Rome's position at the top of the classics &amp; ancient history ranking makes a lot of sense. Germany, France and the UK are also well-represented in the top 10.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for English language &amp; literature</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>University of Oxford</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>University of Cambridge</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>Harvard University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>University of California, Berkeley (UCB)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>Yale University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>Stanford University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/princeton-university">Princeton University</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>University of Edinburgh</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>=9</td>
<td>Columbia University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>=9</td>
<td>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>Oxford and Cambridge continue to lead the way in English language &amp; literature, holding off the challenge from several top US universities to be ranked first and second respectively. Further down the ranking, both Canada and Australia are also represented in the top 20.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for history</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>Harvard University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>=2</td>
<td>University of Cambridge</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>=2</td>
<td>University of Oxford</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>Yale University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>=5</td>
<td>Stanford University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>=5</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/london-school-economics-political-science-lse">London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)</a></td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>University of California, Berkeley (UCB)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>Columbia University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td>Princeton University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>History is another subject ranking dominated by UK and US universities, with Harvard scoring just ahead of both Oxford and Cambridge which are tied in second place. American students or international students looking to study in the US have plenty of top universities to choose from.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for linguistics</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-massachusetts-amherst">University of Massachusetts Amherst</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>University of Cambridge</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>University of Oxford</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>University of Edinburgh</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>Harvard University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>Stanford University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>University of California, Berkeley (UCB)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>=10</td>
<td>National University of Singapore (NUS)</td>
<td>Singapore</td>
</tr><tr><td>=10</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-hong-kong">The University of Hong Kong</a></td>
<td>Hong Kong SAR</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>Our linguistics top 10 is actually a top 11 with two Asian universities tied in 10th place. At the very top of the ranking, Massachusetts is clearly the linguistics capital of the world with the top two universities for linguistics both based there.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for modern languages</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>University of Oxford</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td>University of Cambridge</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td>Harvard University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>Stanford University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td>University of California, Berkeley (UCB)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>Yale University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-tokyo">The University of Tokyo</a></td>
<td>Japan</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td>Princeton University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td>The University of Edinburgh</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>The University of Tokyo is the one institution in our modern languages top 10 that isn't located in either the UK or the US. At the very top of the ranking, the University of Oxford just manages to outperform its rival the University of Cambridge.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for performing arts</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td style="width: 99px;"><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/royal-college-music">Royal College of Music</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/universitat-fur-musik-und-darstellende-kunst-wien">Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">Austria</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/juilliard-school">The Juilliard School</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/conservatoire-national-superieur-de-musique-et-de-danse-de-paris-cnsmdp">Conservatoire national supérieur de musique et de danse de Paris (CNSMDP)</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">France</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/royal-conservatoire-scotland-formerly-royal-scottish-academy-music-drama">Royal Conservatoire of Scotland (Formerly Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama)</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/guildhall-school-music-drama">Guildhall School of Music and Drama</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/royal-academy-music">Royal Academy of Music</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/norwegian-academy-music">Norwegian Academy of Music</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">Norway</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/curtis-institute-music">Curtis Institute of Music</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/hong-kong-academy-performing-arts">Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts</a></td>
<td style="width: 99px;">Hong Kong SAR</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>While many of the world's prestigious universities excel in a wide range of subjects, it's clear that the best universities to study performing arts are specialist institutions. All of this year's top 10 offer specialised teaching in performing arts rather than covering a broader academic curriculum.</p>

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<h3>QS World University Rankings by Subject 2022: Top universities for philosophy</h3>
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</tr><tr><td><strong>Rank</strong></td>
<td><strong>University</strong></td>
<td><strong>Location</strong></td>
</tr><tr><td>1</td>
<td>New York University (NYU)</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>2</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/rutgers-university-new-brunswick">Rutgers University - New Brunswick</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>3</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/australian-national-university-anu">The Australian National University</a></td>
<td>Australia</td>
</tr><tr><td>4</td>
<td>The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>5</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-pittsburgh">University of Pittsburgh</a></td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>6</td>
<td>University of Oxford</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>7</td>
<td>University of Cambridge</td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>8</td>
<td>Harvard University</td>
<td>United States</td>
</tr><tr><td>9</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/kings-college-london">King's College London</a></td>
<td>United Kingdom</td>
</tr><tr><td>10</td>
<td><a href="https://www.topuniversities.com/universities/university-toronto">University of Toronto</a></td>
<td>Canada</td>
</tr></tbody></table><p>English-speaking study destinations dominate the philosophy ranking - as they have for several arts &amp; humanities subjects. The Australian National University in Canberra becomes the first university from Australia to be mentioned in this rundown of top 10 universities.</p>