Near and Middle Eastern Studies

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of North Africa, Southwestern Asia, Asia Minor, and the Arabian Peninsula, related borderlands and island groups, and including emigrant and immigrant groups.

Numbers at a glance

587th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
41
Colleges offer it
147
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
57
Women
90
As a Minor

Near and Middle Eastern Studies is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 103 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
The University of Texas at Austin13
University of Arizona12
University of Utah12
Rutgers University-New Brunswick5
University of California-Los Angeles4
University of California-Berkeley4
Florida State University2
University of California-Santa Barbara2
University of California-Davis2
University of California-Riverside1
Average public university graduating class: 5 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Williams College8
Brandeis University7
New York University6
Princeton University5
Boston University4
Middlebury College4
Harvard University4
Cornell University4
Syracuse University4
University of Southern California4
Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Near and Middle Eastern Studies

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 40% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
American/United States Studies/Civilization 970 123
Asian Studies/Civilization 680 107
Area Studies, Other 546 34
Classical, Ancient Mediterranean, and Near Eastern Studies and Archaeology 80 18
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