2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

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In 2019-2020, 428 people earned their degree in Near and Middle Eastern studies, making the major the 609th most popular in the United States.

Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 165 Near and Middle Eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 68 Near and Middle Eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in Near and Middle Eastern studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Near and Middle Eastern studies programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

#1

New York University

New York, New York

#2 in overall quality

$36,892 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 15 degrees to qualified masters’s Middle East studies students in 2019-2020.

NYU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at NYU are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full New York University Near & Middle Eastern Studies Report

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$53,591 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large school located in Washington, District of Columbia that handed out 29 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Georgetown also made our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Georgetown are $53,591, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Georgetown University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *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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