http://www.rawillumination.net/2023/10/english-university-to-offer-graduate.html
Reed Hall at the University of Exeter (public domain photo by Benjamin Evans, source.) From the New York Times: "In the ancient city of E...
That could be fun ;)
I think you're telling on yourself that you can't possibly imagine a reason for studying something other than "What will get me a job?". Which is sad.
Aside from that - it's a postgraduate degree. It's primary function is to bridge the gap between undergraduate study and a career in academia.
So yes. Obviously degrees like this are geared toward someone who has a cross-discipline interest in a particular field or topic.
There are two reasons to get a degree:
Job
Rich and bored.
You sound sheltered if you think there's any other reason to pay tuition.
A masters from Exeter costs between $44,000 and $67,000. So no, I don't think I'm telling on myself when I say that I don't want a mountain of student loan debt without a reliable way to pay it off.
The only thing sad about it is that colleges and universities charge the ridiculous amount that they do in the first place.