2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

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In 2019-2020, 428 people earned their degree in Near and Middle Eastern studies, making the major the 609th most popular in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 60 Near and Middle Eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 30 Near and Middle Eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in Near and Middle Eastern studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Near and Middle Eastern studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Near and Middle Eastern studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree middle east studies students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Income $30-$48k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 23 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Near & Middle Eastern Studies at University of Chicago

#2

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor, Michigan

$49,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s Middle East studies students in 2019-2020.

U-M also took the #0 spot in our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Near & Middle Eastern Studies at U-M

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies (Income $30-$48k)

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).
• 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

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• 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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