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2024 Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Schools

31 Colleges in the United States
607 Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Degrees Awarded
$44,008 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you're seeking a degree in middle eastern semitic languages, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #274 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 31 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for middle eastern semitic languages students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 607 degrees in middle eastern semitic languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Middle Eastern Semitic Languages School

Best Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Schools Your choice of middle eastern semitic languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Middle Eastern Semitic Languages School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
Master's Degrees in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
Doctor's Degrees in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

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Best Schools for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of middle eastern semitic languages degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$62,257 Median Starting Salary

Columbia University in the City of New York is a good option for students interested in a degree in middle eastern semitic languages. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available. Middle Eastern Semitic Languages degree recipients from Columbia University in the City of New York get an earnings boost of approximately $18,249 over the typical income of middle eastern semitic languages majors.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In IN
11.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Notre Dame is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in middle eastern semitic languages. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were roughly 9 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL
3.4% Growth in Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in middle eastern semitic languages. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 29 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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Georgetown University
Washington, DC
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In DC

Georgetown University is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in middle eastern semitic languages. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.

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Bucknell University
Lewisburg, PA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In PA

Bucknell is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Lewisburg. This university ranks 4th out of 109 schools for overall quality in the state of Pennsylvania.

There were roughly 3 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at Bucknell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CA
4.5% Growth in Graduates

UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA

Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.More information about a degree in middle eastern semitic languages from Tufts University

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WA

UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were about 10 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 16 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX

UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 11 middle eastern semitic languages students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Middle Eastern Semitic Languages by Region

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, Middle Eastern Semitic Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Arabic Language & Literature 354
Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other 115
Ancient Near Eastern & Biblical Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics 54
Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, General 53
Hebrew Language & Literature 31

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Majors Similar to Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
East Asian Languages 2,293
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 607
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 500
Second Language Learning 108
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 38

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