2025 Best Islamic Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

1 College in the Middle Atlantic Region

7 Islamic Studies Degrees Awarded

Islamic Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1116 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

There was only one school in the Middle Atlantic Region to review for the 2025 Best Islamic Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

Best Overall Islamic Studies Schools List

Islamic Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Master's Degrees in Islamic Studies

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Islamic Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Islamic Studies in the Middle Atlantic 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 islamic studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools in Islamic Studies

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in islamic studies needs to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a degree in islamic studies from Columbia University in the City of New York

Best Islamic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best islamic studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	1,026	10
Pennsylvania	978	0
District of Columbia	441	7

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Islamic Studies is one of 9 different types of Religious Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Islamic Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Talmudic Studies	3,628
Jewish Studies	926
Religion/Religious Studies	349
Christian Studies	17
Other Religion/Religious Studies	6
Catholic Studies	1

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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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