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2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region

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Schools for a Bachelor's Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2021-2022, 372 people earned their degree in near & middle eastern studies, making the major the 659th most popular in the United States.

Across the Southeast region, there were 21 near & middle eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 18 near & middle eastern studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,436 and $23,790 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in near & middle eastern studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their near & middle eastern studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region”.

Top 5 Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Southeast Region

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Columbia International University
Columbia, South Carolina

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia International University landed the #1 spot on the list. CIU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s middle east studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Columbia International University

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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Emory University. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Atlanta, Georgia. It awarded 6 bachelors’s middle east studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Emory University Near & Middle Eastern Studies Report

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University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Richmond landed the #3 spot on the list. University of Richmond is a small school located in University of Richmond, Virginia that handed out 4 bachelors’s middle east studies degrees in 2021-2022.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Richmond Near & Middle Eastern Studies Report

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Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 8 bachelors’s middle east studies degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Florida State

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Middle East Studies Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Emory and Henry College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Emory, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s middle east studies students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Emory and Henry College Near & Middle Eastern Studies Report

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