2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 63 people earned their degree in Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general, making the major the 1032nd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 22 Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general 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 Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general 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/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate

The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general students.

Top 4 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General

#1

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas

#1 in overall quality

$22,886 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the #1 spot on the list. The University of Texas at Austin is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 7 doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Austin did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UT Austin are $22,886.

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#2

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana

#3 in overall quality

$33,338 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 9 doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at IU Bloomington, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at IU Bloomington are $33,338, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$41,760 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general students in 2019-2020.

UPenn also made our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Pennsylvania are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Catholic University of America

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$50,340 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General Schools for a Doctorate list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Middle/Near Eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, general students in 2019-2020.

CUA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CUA are $50,340, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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