by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 607 people earned their degree in Middle Eastern semitic languages, making the major the 274th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, Middle Eastern semitic languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $44,008 and had an average of $0 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 204 Middle Eastern semitic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,257 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 44 Middle Eastern semitic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $62,572 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in Middle Eastern semitic languages. That schools that top this list have a program in Middle Eastern semitic languages in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, California University of Pennsylvania landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in California, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s Middle Eastern semitic Languages students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Catholic University of America. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. CUA is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 7 masters’s Middle Eastern semitic Languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Middle Eastern Semitic Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend New York University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. NYU is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s Middle Eastern semitic Languages degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Georgetown University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Georgetown is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Washington, District of Columbia. It awarded 4 masters’s Middle Eastern semitic Languages degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
Full Georgetown University Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Report
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