When it comes to popularity, arabic language & literature sits in the middle of the road, ranking #693 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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Arabic Language & Literature Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 362 degrees in arabic language & literature to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Arabic Language & Literature School
The arabic language and literature program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Arabic Language & Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Arabic Language & Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Pick Your Arabic Language & Literature Degree Level
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 Arabic Language & Literature Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Arabic Language & Literature in the United States
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 arabic language and literature degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Arizona is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in arabic language & literature. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the city of Tucson. This university ranks 3rd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.
There were about 10 arabic language & literature students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent year we have data available.
Brigham Young University - Provo is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in arabic language & literature. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. This university ranks 3rd out of 11 schools for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were roughly 30 arabic language & literature students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
It is difficult to beat Michigan State University if you want to pursue a degree in arabic language & literature. Michigan State is a fairly large public university located in the small city of East Lansing. A Best Colleges rank of #54 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Michigan State is a great university overall.
There were about 6 arabic language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent data year.
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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The arabic language and literature program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Arabic Language & Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Arabic Language & Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
