Top Private Universities and Colleges in India for Arts and Humanities

In this age of academic transformation, the study of liberal arts and humanities has become highly popular and the job sectors are much appreciating the students from arts and humanities as well. Additionally, you could have easily gotten an excellent degree in English, Economics, Law or Fine arts, from a wide range of private universities and colleges in India, saving the cost of engineering or medical education.

Why are you going to study? About 99.99% students will be talking of higher salary and better living standard. If a degree in arts and humanities could provide better life style and salary than engineering or medicinal study, why should not you go for it? It is much cheaper, easier and convenient.

As most of the India people are not that financially stable to provide their students an engineering or medical education, the most convenient way to get established and earn a job that provides better salary than engineers and doctors, would be to study in liberal arts and humanities. When it comes to the prestige in society, a scholar from fine arts, economics or literature would get the same prestige, as an engineer or doctor could get. Overall, there have been a number of reasons for which you should consider studying in liberal arts and humanities.

Liberal arts and humanities include a number of subjects including literature, fine arts, performing arts, history, philosophy, political science, language, psychology, economics etc.

As there is nothing to hide about it that the number of government colleges and universities are not sufficient to provide placement for each and every meritorious student, you got to consider private universities and colleges. In India, every year, lots of meritorious students missed the opportunity to get admitted in the government colleges and universities due to lack of educational institutes. However, here we are providing a clear, concise and instrumental list of top private colleges and universities offering education in liberal arts and humanities.

1. Lady Shree Ram College for Women, New Delhi takes the first place, which is well known for its social science, humanities as well as commerce course. It is also offering M.Sc. and B.Sc. programs in Mathematics and Statistics. Additionally, it has also proven its efficacy as a high-rated college to provide professional education in the courses like Journalism and Mass Communication.
2. Loyola College, Chennai takes the second place in our list, and it is an autonomous college offering courses in economics, sociology, English literature, History, Philosophy, Sociology, social work and foreign languages. This colleges had been awarded the “center of excellence” status for its practices in teaching and research.
3. Christ University, Bangalore is at the third position at our list and it is one of the finest private universities in India for liberal arts and humanities. This university is managed by the Syrian Catholic CMI priests and it is offering high-quality education in economics, English, Media Science, Music, Philosophy, Theology, Education, Social Work, Sociology and Performing arts.
4. St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai placed in fourth and this college is well known for its arts as well as humanities faculties.  With a focus of creative as well as critical thinking, the autonomous institute is offering ultra-edged education in the fields of English, Economics, Sociology, Mass Media and Communication, Political Science, Psychology etc.

Here is a list of top 40 arts colleges in India, according to the survey of India Today, Nielson.

5. Miranda House, New Delhi 

6. Hansraj College, Delhi

7. Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi

8. Hindu College, New Delhi

9. Ramjas College, Delhi

10. Madras Christian College, Chennai

11. Delhi College of Arts & Commerce, Delhi

12. Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi

13. Stella Maris College, Chennai

14. Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore

15. Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

16. Kamala Nehru College for Women, Delhi

17. Indraprastha College for Women, Delhi

18. GGDSD College, Chandigarh

19. Gargi College, New Delhi

20. K.J Somaiya College of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai

21. Government College for Girls, Chandigarh

22. Maharaja Agrasen College, Delhi

23. Ethiraj College for Women, Chennai

24. DAV College, Chandigarh

25. St. Xavier's College, Ahmedabad

26. Mehr Chand Mahajan D. A. V. College for Women(MCM DAV College for Women), Chandigarh

27. Kirori Mal College, Delhi

28. St. Francis College for Women, Hyderabad

29. Mithibai College of Arts, Mumbai

30. The Oxford College of Arts, Bangalore

31. Women's Christian College, Chennai

32. St. Teresa's College, Kochi

33. Sacred Heart College, Kochi

34. St. Ann's College for Women, Hyderabad

35. Ramakrisha Mission Vidyamandir, Belur, Kolkatta

36. S.K. Somaiya college of Arts and Commerce, Mumbai

37. Sophia College for Women, Mumbai

38. Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow

39. St. Mira's College for Girls, Pune

40. Maharani Laxmi Ammanni College for Women, Bangalore

To the bottom lines

To get admitted in to those renowned colleges and universities for arts and humanities, you got to appear in the state and national entrance exams. After that, according to your score and subject preference, you will be allotted a university or college with your preferred subject.

Still, we are urging that if you want a convenient education at a cheaper rate with high-salary job prospect, you should consider the colleges and universities mentioned in the list.