Middle Eastern Semitic Languages at Columbia University in the City of New York

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every middle eastern semitic languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the middle eastern semitic languages program at Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
Master’s Degree in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

Columbia Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Rankings

The middle eastern semitic languages major at Columbia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Middle Eastern Semitic Languages. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in middle eastern semitic languages, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the middle eastern semitic languages majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Program

47% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of middle eastern semitic languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical middle eastern semitic languages bachelor's degree program is made up of only 42% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 12% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in middle eastern semitic languages at Columbia are white. This is below average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its middle eastern semitic languages bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in middle eastern semitic languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Columbia Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Master’s Program

44% Women

11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of middle eastern semitic languages master's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 42% men graduate in middle eastern semitic languages each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in middle eastern semitic languages.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

Middle Eastern Semitic Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Middle/Near Eastern & Semitic Languages, Literatures, & Linguistics, Other	29

Careers That Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Grads May Go Into

A degree in middle eastern semitic languages can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	3,130	$87,670

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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