by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in Middle Eastern semitic Languages, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Columbia was $1,974 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $49,024 | $49,024 |
| Fees | $2,170 | $2,170 |
Columbia does not offer an online option for its Middle Eastern semitic Languages doctor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in Middle Eastern semitic Languages in 2019-2020, 33.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 33.9%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the Middle Eastern semitic Languages doctor’s degrees at Columbia in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 11%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to Middle Eastern semitic languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 1 |
| East Asian Languages | 6 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 5 |
| Germanic Languages | 3 |
| Romance Languages | 18 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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