Middle Eastern Semitic Languages at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a middle eastern semitic languages school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's middle eastern semitic languages program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and has a total student population of 42,327.

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.

UC Berkeley Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

UC Berkeley Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Rankings

The middle eastern semitic languages major at UC Berkeley 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.

Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the middle eastern semitic languages majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Middle Eastern Semitic Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of middle eastern semitic languages bachelor's degrees went to men and 43% 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 UC Berkeley since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in middle eastern semitic languages at UC Berkeley are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in middle eastern semitic languages.

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

Concentrations Within Middle Eastern Semitic Languages

If you plan to be a middle eastern semitic languages major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Berkeley. 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	10

Related Majors

• Classical Languages & Literature
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)
• Germanic Languages
• East Asian Languages

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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	2,700	$114,690

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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