2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer 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.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Near and Middle Eastern studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree middle east studies students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

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 Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #1 spot on the list. U-M is a public institution located in Ann Arbor, Michigan. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed 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 some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois

#1 in overall quality

$61,548 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Middle East Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid list. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 23 masters’s Middle East studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UChicago not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548.

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

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies (With Aid)

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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