2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the #1 spot on the list. Georgetown University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 26 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

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Princeton University
Princeton, New Jersey

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Princeton University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Princeton, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Middle East studies degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY
New York, New York

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 6 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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New York University
New York, New York

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the #4 spot on the list. New York University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Baltimore, Maryland, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified masters’s Middle East studies students in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 97%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

Cornell University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Cornell University is a large school located in Ithaca, New York that handed out 1 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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George Washington University
Washington, District of Columbia

George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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