Degree Programs in Mythology, Folklore, Comparative Religion and Cultural Studies

 

This is an ongoing, growing list of institutions to study Mythology, Folklore, Comparative Religion, and Cultural Studies. If you would like to submit an addition, please email us at info@ismythology.com

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Alabama

• University of Alabama:

  • MA in Folklore (concentration available)

    • www.as.ua.edu/folklore/

  • PhD in Anthropology (with a focus in Folklore)

    • www.as.ua.edu/anthropology/

 

Arizona

• Arizona State University:

  • MA in Transcultural Perspectives (includes Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://shprs.asu.edu/graduate/ma-transcultural-perspectives

  • PhD in Comparative Literature and Culture (with areas in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://www.asu.edu/

 

Arkansas

• University of Arkansas:

  • BA in Comparative Literature (includes focuses on Mythology and Ancient Literature)

    • https://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/comparative-literature/

  • MA in Comparative Literature (focus on ancient literature and mythology)

    • https://fulbright.uark.edu/departments/comparative-literature/

 

California

• Pacifica Graduate Institute:

  • MA and PhD in Depth Psychology (focus on Mythological Studies, Archetypes, and Fairy Tales)

    • www.pacifica.edu/

• University of California, Berkeley:

  • PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://folklore.berkeley.edu/

• University of Southern California:

  • PhD in Religion (with a focus on Comparative Religion and Mythology)

    • https://dornsife.usc.edu/religion/

 

Colorado

• University of Colorado Boulder:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore Studies

    • https://www.colorado.edu/folklore/

 

Connecticut

• Yale University:

  • PhD in Religious Studies (focus on Mythology, Comparative Religion, and Ancient Cultures)

    • https://religiousstudies.yale.edu/graduate-program

 

Florida

• University of Florida:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore

    • https://folklore.ufl.edu/

 

Georgia

• University of Georgia:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (focuses on Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://www.english.uga.edu/graduate/comparative-literature

 

Hawaii

• University of Hawaii at Manoa:

  • MA and PhD in Hawaiian and Indigenous Studies

    • https://manoa.hawaii.edu/hshk/

 

Illinois

• University of Chicago:

  • PhD in the History of Religions (with a focus on Mythology and Comparative Religion)

    • https://divinity.uchicago.edu/doctoral-program

• Northwestern University:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literary Studies (with areas in Fairy Tales, Mythology, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.artsci.northwestern.edu/departments/comparative-literature/

 

Indiana

• Indiana University Bloomington:

  • PhD in Folklore and Ethnomusicology

    • https://folklore.indiana.edu/

 

Iowa

• University of Iowa:

  • MA and PhD in Mythological Studies and Comparative Literature

    • https://www.uiowa.edu/

 

Kansas

• University of Kansas:

  • PhD in the History and Philosophy of Science (with concentrations in Ancient Cultures and Mythology)

    • https://www.hps.ku.edu/

 

Kentucky

• University of Louisville:

  • MA in Comparative Humanities (focuses on Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://louisville.edu/artsandsciences/comparativehumanities

 

Louisiana

• Louisiana State University:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore

    • https://www.lsu.edu/hss/folklore/

 

Maine

• University of Southern Maine:

  • MA in American and New England Studies (focus on Folklore and Mythology)

    • https://usm.maine.edu/american-studies/

 

Maryland

• University of Maryland:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore

    • https://www.umd.edu/

 

Massachusetts

• Harvard University:

  • PhD in Comparative Religion (with concentrations in Mythology and Ancient Cultures)

    • https://religion.fas.harvard.edu/graduate

• University of Massachusetts Amherst:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (focuses on Mythology and Epic Poetry)

    • https://www.umass.edu/complit/

 

Michigan

• University of Michigan:

  • PhD in Comparative Literature (with a focus on Mythology, Folklore, and Fairy Tales)

    • https://lsa.umich.edu/coplit/

 

Minnesota

• University of Minnesota:

  • PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://www.cla.umn.edu/folklores

 

Mississippi

• University of Mississippi:

  • MA in Southern Studies (focus on Folklore and Mythology)

    • https://southernstudies.olemiss.edu/

 

Missouri

• Washington University in St. Louis:

  • PhD in Comparative Literature (with areas in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://artsci.wustl.edu/complit

 

Montana

• University of Montana:

  • MA in Native American Studies (focus on Indigenous Mythology)

    • https://www.umt.edu/nas/

 

Nebraska

• University of Nebraska-Lincoln:

  • PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://www.unl.edu/folklore/

 

Nevada

• University of Nevada, Reno:

  • MA in Literature (focus on Mythology and Epic Poetry)

    • https://www.unr.edu/english/graduate-programs

 

New Hampshire

• Dartmouth College:

  • PhD in Comparative Literature (focus on Ancient and Mythological texts)

    • https://www.dartmouth.edu/comp_lit/

 

New Jersey

• Rutgers University:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (with concentrations in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://complit.rutgers.edu/

 

New Mexico

• University of New Mexico:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://www.unm.edu/~folklore/

 

New York

• Columbia University:

  • PhD in Religion (with a focus on Comparative Religion and Mythology)

    • https://religion.columbia.edu/graduate/

• New York University:

  • MA in Mythological Studies and Comparative Religion

    • https://www.sps.nyu.edu/academics/departments/msa/graduate-programs.html

 

North Carolina

• University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:

  • PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://folklore.unc.edu/

 

North Dakota

• North Dakota State University:

  • MA in American Studies (focus on Folklore)

    • https://www.ndsu.edu/american_studies/

 

Ohio

• Ohio State University:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Studies (with concentrations in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://comparativestudies.osu.edu/

 

Oklahoma

• University of Oklahoma:

  • MA and PhD in Anthropology (focus on Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://www.ou.edu/cas/anthropology

 

Oregon

• University of Oregon:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore

    • https://folklore.uoregon.edu/

 

Pennsylvania

• University of Pennsylvania:

  • PhD in Religious Studies (with a focus on Comparative Religion and Mythology)

    • https://www.sas.upenn.edu/graduate-programs/religious-studies

• Pennsylvania State University:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (with areas in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://complit.la.psu.edu/

 

Rhode Island

• Brown University:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (with concentrations in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://www.brown.edu/academics/comparative-literature/

 

South Carolina

• University of South Carolina:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://www.sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/english/graduate_programs/folklore/index.php

 

South Dakota

• South Dakota State University:

  • MA in American Indian Studies (focus on Indigenous Mythology)

    • https://www.sdstate.edu/american-indian-studies

 

Tennessee

• Vanderbilt University:

  • PhD in Religion (with concentrations in Mythology and Comparative Religion)

    • https://as.vanderbilt.edu/religion/graduate/

 

Texas

• University of Texas at Austin:

  • PhD in Folklore and Mythology

    • https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/folkandmyth/

 

Utah

• University of Utah:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore

    • https://www.hum.utah.edu/folklore/

 

Vermont

• University of Vermont:

  • MA in Mythological Studies

    • https://www.uvm.edu/~gradcoll/programs/mythological-studies

 

Virginia

• University of Virginia:

  • PhD in Religious Studies (focus on Comparative Religion and Mythology)

    • https://religiousstudies.as.virginia.edu/graduate

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Washington

• University of Washington:

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (with a focus on Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://complit.washington.edu/

 

West Virginia

• Marshall University:

  • MA in Humanities (focus on Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://www.marshall.edu/graduate/ma-humanities/

• West Virginia University:

  • MA in Folklore and Ethnomusicology

    • https://www.wvu.edu/

 

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin-Madison:

  • MA and PhD in Folklore Studies

    • https://folklore.wisc.edu/

 

Wyoming

• University of Wyoming:

  • MA in American Studies (focus on Folklore and Mythology)

    • https://www.uwyo.edu/ams/

Canada

Alberta

• University of Alberta:

  • BA in Comparative Literature (includes Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.arts.ualberta.ca/complit/

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (with areas in Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.arts.ualberta.ca/complit/graduate/

• University of Calgary:

  • BA in Greek and Roman Studies (focus on Classical Studies and Mythology)

    • https://www.ucalgary.ca/arts/greek-roman-studies/undergraduate

  • MA in English (includes focuses on Mythology and Classical Studies)

    • https://arts.ucalgary.ca/english/graduate/ma

  • PhD in English (focus on Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://arts.ucalgary.ca/english/graduate/phd

 

British Columbia

• University of British Columbia:

  • BA in Classical Studies (includes Mythology and Celtic Studies)

    • https://classics.ubc.ca/undergraduate-programs/

  • MA and PhD in Classical Studies (focus on Mythology, Norse Studies, and Celtic Studies)

    • https://classics.ubc.ca/graduate-programs/

  • BA in Asian Studies (includes studies in Hinduism and other Asian cultures)

    • https://asia.ubc.ca/undergraduate-programs/ba-in-asian-studies/

• Simon Fraser University:

  • BA in Comparative Literature (includes Mythology, Fairy Tales, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.sfu.ca/english/undergraduate/ba.html

  • MA and PhD in Comparative Literature (with a focus on Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Folklore)

    • https://www.sfu.ca/english/graduate.html

 

Manitoba

• University of Manitoba:

  • BA in English (with focuses on Mythology, Classical Studies, and Indigenous Studies)

    • https://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/departments/english/

  • MA in English (focus on Mythology, Comparative Religion, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/arts/english/programs/ma.html

• University of Winnipeg:

  • BA in Religion (includes studies in Hinduism and Indigenous Religion)

    • https://www.uwinnipeg.ca/religion/

 

New Brunswick

• University of New Brunswick:

  • BA in English (focus on Folklore, Mythology, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/arts/english/

  • MA in English (with a focus on Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Indigenous Studies)

    • https://www.unb.ca/saintjohn/arts/english/graduate/index.html

 

Newfoundland and Labrador

• Memorial University of Newfoundland:

  • BA in Folklore (includes Celtic Studies and Indigenous Folklore)

    • https://www.mun.ca/folklore/

  • MA and PhD in Folklore (focus on Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Indigenous Folklore)

    • https://www.mun.ca/folklore/graduate/

 

Nova Scotia

• Dalhousie University:

  • BA in English (focus on Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Classical Studies)

    • https://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/english.html

  • MA in English (includes Mythology, Folklore, and Comparative Religion)

    • https://www.dal.ca/faculty/arts/english/graduate.html

 

Ontario

• University of Toronto:

  • BA in Classical Studies (includes Mythology and Norse Studies)

    • https://classics.utoronto.ca/undergraduate

  • MA and PhD in Classical Studies (focus on Mythology, Norse Studies, and Celtic Studies)

    • https://classics.utoronto.ca/graduate

  • BA in Asian Studies (includes Hinduism and other Asian cultures)

    • https://asiancanadianstudies.artsci.utoronto.ca/

  • PhD in Asian Studies (focus on Hinduism and Comparative Religion)

    • https://asiancanadianstudies.artsci.utoronto.ca/graduate-program

• York University:

  • BA in English (focus on Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Comparative Literature)

    • https://www.yorku.ca/laps/english/undergraduate-programs/

  • MA and PhD in English (with concentrations in Mythology, Celtic Studies, and Indigenous Studies)

    • https://www.yorku.ca/laps/english/graduate-programs/

 

Prince Edward Island

• University of Prince Edward Island:

  • BA in English (includes studies in Mythology and Folklore)

    • https://www.upei.ca/programs/english

 

Quebec

• McGill University:

  • BA in Classical Studies (focus on Mythology and Ancient Literature)

    • https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2023-2024/faculties/arts/undergraduate/programs/classical-studies-major/

  • MA and PhD in Classical Studies (with a focus on Mythology, Norse Studies, and Celtic Studies)

    • https://www.mcgill.ca/study/2023-2024/faculties/arts/graduate/programs/classical-studies-ma-phd/

• Université de Montréal:

  • BA in Études classiques (includes Mythology and Classical Studies)

    • https://admission.umontreal.ca/programmes/etudes-classiques/

  • MA and PhD in Études classiques (focus on Mythology and Classical Studies)

    • https://etudesclassiques.umontreal.ca/programmes/

  • BA in Études de l'Asie (includes Hinduism and Asian Studies)

    • https://admission.umontreal.ca/programmes/etudes-en-asie/

  • MA and PhD in Études de l'Asie (focus on Hinduism and Asian Studies)

    • https://etudier.umontreal.ca/programmes/etudes-en-asie/

 

Saskatchewan

• University of Saskatchewan:

  • BA in English (focus on Mythology, Folklore, and Classical Studies)

    • https://artsandscience.usask.ca/english/undergraduate/

  • MA in English (with concentrations in Mythology, Comparative Religion, and Classical Studies)

    • https://artsandscience.usask.ca/english/graduate/

Australia

• University of Sydney

  • MA in Cultural Studies with focus on Mythology

    • URL: sydney.edu.au/arts/cultural-studies/

• University of Melbourne

  • MA in Indigenous Knowledge and Cultural Studies

    • URL: arts.unimelb.edu.au/study/graduate-courses/indigenous-knowledge-and-cultural-studies

• Australian National University

  • MA in Comparative Religion

    • URL: www.anu.edu.au/study/study-options/graduate-programs

• University of Queensland

  • MA in History and Philosophy with focus on Mythology

    • URL: www.uq.edu.au/study/program.html?acad_prog=5650

 

China

• Peking University

  • MA in Chinese Folklore and Mythology

    • URL: www.pku.edu.cn/english/academics/graduate/ma-chinese-folklore-mythology

• Fudan University

  • MA in Comparative Religion with focus on Asian Mythologies

    • URL: www.fudan.edu.cn/en/graduate-programs

• Shanghai Jiao Tong University

  • MA in Traditional Chinese Culture with focus on Mythology

    • URL: www.sjtu.edu.cn/english/academics/graduate-programs

• Nanjing University

  • MA in Chinese Literature with focus on Mythology

    • URL: www.nju.edu.cn/english/academics/graduate-programs

 

 

France

• Université Paris-Sorbonne (Paris IV)

  • MA in Comparative Literature with focus on Mythology

    • URL: www.sorbonne-universite.fr/en/masters/comparative-literature

• Université de Strasbourg

  • MA in Religious Studies with focus on Ancient Mythologies

    • URL: www.unistra.fr/en/masters/religious-studies/

• Université Lumière Lyon 2

  • MA in Ethnology and Mythology

    • URL: www.univ-lyon2.fr/ethnologie

• Université Paris Diderot

  • MA in Mythology and History of Religions

    • URL: www.univ-paris-diderot.fr/fr/formation/masters/mythologie-histoire-des-religions

• Université de Bordeaux

  • MA in Comparative Religion with focus on Ancient Mythologies

    • URL: www.u-bordeaux.fr/formations/masters-religion

 

Germany

• University of Heidelberg

  • MA in Religious Studies with focus on Mythology

    • URL: www.uni-heidelberg.de/en/study/all-subjects/religious-studies

• University of Leipzig

  • MA in Celtic Studies

    • URL: www.uni-leipzig.de/en/study/programmes/celtic-studies/

• University of Freiburg

  • MA in Historical and Cultural Studies with a focus on Mythology

    • URL: www.histsem.uni-freiburg.de/en/studies/master/historical-cultural-studies

• University of Tübingen

  • MA in Ancient and Medieval Cultures

    • URL: www.uni-tuebingen.de/en/fakultaeten/philosophische-fakultaet/fachbereiche/alte-kulturen.html

• Humboldt University of Berlin

  • MA in Religious Studies with focus on Comparative Mythology

    • URL: www.religion.hu-berlin.de/en/studium/master

 

Iceland

• University of Iceland

  • MA in Icelandic Studies with focus on Old Norse Mythology

    • URL: www.hi.is/en/ma_icelandic_studies

• University of Iceland

  • PhD in Old Norse Philology

    • URL: www.hi.is/en/phd-old-norse-philology

• Bifrost University

  • MA in Icelandic Cultural Heritage

    • URL: www.bifrost.is/en/ma-icelandic-cultural-heritage

• University of Iceland

  • MA in Medieval Studies

    • URL: www.hi.is/en/ma-medieval-studies

 

Ireland

• University College Dublin - MA in Myth and Religion

  • URL: www.ucd.ie/mythology/religion/ma-in-myth-religion/

• University of Limerick - MA in Irish Studies

  • URL: www.ul.ie/gems/irish-studies/ma-irish-studies

• University of Galway - MA in Irish Studies

  • URL: www.universityofgalway.ie/courses/postgraduate-taught/irish-studies-ma/

• Maynooth University - MA in Early Irish Language and Literature

  • URL: www.maynoothuniversity.ie/study-maynooth/postgraduate-study/ma-early-irish-language-and-literature

• Dublin City University - MA in Irish History with focus on Folklore

  • URL: www.dcu.ie/postgraduate/courses/irish-history-ma

 

India

• Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi - M.A. in Sanskrit Studies with focus on Indian Mythology

  • URL: www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/ss/ss.html

• Banaras Hindu University - MA in Ancient Indian History, Culture & Archaeology

  • URL: www.bhu.ac.in/academics/ma-ancient-indian-history-culture-archaeology

• University of Mumbai - MA in Ancient Indian Culture

  • URL: mu.ac.in/ancient-indian-culture

• Sanskrit University, India - MA in Sanskrit with focus on Mythology

  • URL: www.sanskrit.nic.in/sanskrit_university/index.html

• Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi - PhD in Comparative Mythology

  • URL: www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/ss/ss.html

 

Japan

• Kyoto University - MA in Japanese Studies with focus on Folklore and Mythology

  • URL: www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/education-campus/education/graduate/schools/grad-study

• Tokyo University - MA in Comparative Religion

  • URL: www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/prospective-students/graduate-school/

• Osaka University - MA in Japanese Literature and Folklore

  • URL: www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en/education/graduate-school/humanities

• Hosei University - MA in Comparative Literature with focus on Japanese Folktales

  • URL: www.hosei.ac.jp/en/education/graduate/

• Waseda University - PhD in Japanese Literature with focus on Mythology

  • URL: www.waseda.jp/inst/grad_en/

 

Mexico

• National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) - MA in Mesoamerican Studies

  • URL: www.posgrado.unam.mx/mexico/mesoamerican-studies

• University of Guadalajara - MA in Mexican History with focus on Folklore

  • URL: www.udg.mx/en/ma-mexican-history

• National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) - MA in Comparative Mythology

  • URL: www.ipn.mx/english/graduate-programs

• Autonomous University of Nuevo León - MA in Latin American Studies with focus on Mythology

  • URL: www.uanl.mx/en/ma-latin-american-studies

 

Russia

• Saint Petersburg State University - MA in Comparative Mythology

  • URL: www.spbu.ru/en/faculties/philosophy/education/graduate-programs

• Moscow State University - MA in Folklore Studies

  • URL: www.msu.ru/eng/

• Russian State University for the Humanities - MA in Mythology and Folklore

  • URL: www.rsuh.ru/eng/education/graduate/

• Novosibirsk State University - MA in Religious Studies with a focus on Russian Mythology

  • URL: www.nsu.ru/english/education/graduate/

 

Scandinavia (Denmark, Sweden, Norway)

• University of Copenhagen, Denmark - MA in Nordic Studies with focus on Nordic Mythology

  • URL: www.saks.ku.dk/english/ma-nordic-studies/

• Uppsala University, Sweden - MA in Religion in Culture with focus on Folklore

  • URL: www.uu.se/en/admissions/master/education/religion-in-culture

• University of Oslo, Norway - MA in Nordic Studies with focus on Norse Mythology

  • URL: www.uio.no/english/studies/programmes/nordic-master/

• University of Aarhus, Denmark - MA in History and Archaeology with a focus on Nordic Mythology

  • URL: www.au.dk/en/education/graduate-programmes/history-and-archaeology/

• Stockholm University, Sweden - MA in Ethnology with focus on Folklore

  • URL: www.su.se/english/search-courses-and-programmes/ethnology-master-s-programme-1.290208

• University of Bergen, Norway - MA in Medieval Studies with focus on Norse Mythology

  • URL: www.uib.no/en/project/medieval-studies

 

South Korea

• Seoul National University - MA in Korean Studies with focus on Korean Folklore

  • URL: en.snu.ac.kr/academics/graduate-programs

• Yonsei University - PhD in Comparative Literature with focus on Folklore and Mythology

  • URL: graduate.yonsei.ac.kr/eng/

• Korea University - MA in Korean Studies with a concentration in Korean Folklore

  • URL: graduate.korea.ac.kr/en/academics/majors/korean-studies

• Sungkyunkwan University - MA in Confucian Studies with focus on Mythology

  • URL: gs.skku.edu/eng/major/major_introduce.jsp

• Hankuk University of Foreign Studies - MA in Korean Folklore Studies

  • URL: gs.hufs.ac.kr/eng/academic-programs/

 

United Kingdom

• University of Exeter - MA in Myth, Magic and the Sacred

  • URL: www.exeter.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/mythmagicandsacred/

• University of Edinburgh - MSc in Myth, Religion and Society

  • URL: www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/divinity/postgraduate/msc-myth-religion-society

• University of Glasgow - MLitt in Celtic Studies

  • URL: www.gla.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/celticstudies/

• University of Cambridge - MPhil in Anglo-Saxon, Norse, and Celtic

  • URL: www.celts.cam.ac.uk/graduate-study/mphil

• University of Oxford - MSc in Modern Languages and Literature with a focus on Myth and Folklore

  • URL: www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/msc-modern-languages-and-literature

• University of Wales Trinity Saint David - MA in Celtic Studies

  • URL: www.uwtsd.ac.uk/celtic-studies/