Near & Middle Eastern Studies at New York University

If you plan to study near & middle eastern studies, take a look at what New York University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NYU is located in New York, New York and approximately 52,775 students attend the school each year.

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

NYU Near & Middle Eastern Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Middle East Studies
• Master’s Degree in Middle East Studies

NYU Near & Middle Eastern Studies Rankings

The middle east studies major at NYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Near & Middle Eastern Studies. 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 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in middle east studies, making the school the #3 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Middle East Studies Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the middle east studies majors at New York University.

NYU Near & Middle Eastern Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of middle east studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its middle east studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a bachelor's in middle east studies.

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

NYU Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 59% of middle east studies master's degrees went to men and 41% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in middle east studies each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

Of the students who received a middle east studies master's degree from NYU, 53% were white. This is below average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from New York University with a master's in middle east studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Russian Studies
• Western European Studies
• Italian Studies
• Area Studies, Other
• American U.S. Studies

Careers That Middle East Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in middle east studies 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 New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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
• Image Credit: By Cincin12 under License

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