2025 Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

Near & Middle Eastern Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #659 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 degrees in near & middle eastern studies annually.

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• Best Overall Near & Middle Eastern Studies Schools List

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Best Schools for Near & Middle Eastern Studies in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the middle east studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Middle East Studies

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in near & middle eastern studies has to look into The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a degree in near & middle eastern studies from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in near & middle eastern studies needs to take a look at University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a degree in near & middle eastern studies from University of Arizona

Best Near & Middle Eastern Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best near & middle eastern studies schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	13
Arizona	670	20

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Rankings in Majors Related to Middle East Studies

Near & Middle Eastern Studies is one of 36 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Middle East Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	540
Latin American Studies	78
East Asian Studies	60
American U.S. Studies	49
Asian Studies	35
French Studies	14
Russian Studies	11
African Studies	6
Central & Eastern European Studies	6
Chinese Studies	6

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Notes and References

• 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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