2023 Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages for a Bachelor’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 60 Middle Eastern semitic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 37 Middle Eastern semitic languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in Middle Eastern semitic languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent Middle Eastern semitic languages programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the Middle Eastern semitic languages program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree vets studying middle eastern semitic languages.

Top 3 Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Southeast Region

1

University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, Arkansas

11 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Arkansas. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages for a Bachelor’s list. Fayetteville, Arkansas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s Middle Eastern semitic Languages degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UARK, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 27,562 students enrolled at UARK, 11 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 11 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,975. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. UARK offers credit for military training for eligible students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

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2

Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

847 GI Bill® Students**

#3 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages for a Bachelor’s list. WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 bachelors’s Middle Eastern semitic Languages degrees to qualified students.

WKU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 847 of the 17,517 students enrolled at Western Kentucky University were GI Bill® students, of which 345 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,743. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

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3

University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

9 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the Southeast Region for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Georgia landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Georgia is a public institution located in Athens, Georgia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UGA, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking.Among the 39,147 students enrolled at University of Georgia, 9 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 3 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $7,402. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• 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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