2025 Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
2Colleges in the Southeast Region
21Middle East Studies Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, near & middle eastern studies sits in the middle of the road, ranking #659 out of 1506 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for near & middle eastern studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 21 degrees in near & middle eastern studies annually.
Study the rise of Islam and the Middle East's involvement in regional and international conflicts with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Study the rise of Islam and the Middle East's involvement in regional and international conflicts with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Southeast Region
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the middle east studies degree levels they offer.
Top Southeast Region Schools in Middle East Studies
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
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