2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s
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Near & Middle Eastern Studies is the 609th most popular major in the country with 428 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 149 Near and Middle Eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Near and Middle Eastern studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality Near and Middle Eastern studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Near and Middle Eastern studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s.
Top 11 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. The University of Texas at Austin is a public institution located in Austin, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 12 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UT Austin also made our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cornell University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 2 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Seattle, Washington, and it awarded 2 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UW Seattle also made our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #9. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arizona. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Tucson, Arizona, and it awarded 8 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Arizona also made our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Arizona are $33,399.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #5 spot on the list. New York University is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 masters’s Middle East studies degrees to qualified students.
NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
George Mason University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. GMU is a large public school situated in Fairfax, Virginia. It awarded 9 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at GMU, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 7 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Harvard University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Cambridge, Massachusetts is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Middle East studies degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree middle east studies students list, Harvard has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Harvard University are $50,654, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Brandeis University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Waltham, Massachusetts, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s Middle East studies students in 2019-2020.
Brandeis also made our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at Brandeis University are $52,060, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Brandeis University
Georgetown University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Middle East studies degrees to 29 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree middle east studies students list, Georgetown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown University are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Georgetown University
University of Chicago ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s Middle East studies students in 2019-2020.
UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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