Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Georgetown University

Every near & middle eastern studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the middle east studies program at Georgetown University stacks up to those at other schools.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371.

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.

Georgetown Near & Middle Eastern Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Middle East Studies

Georgetown Near & Middle Eastern Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in middle east studies, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Middle East Studies Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of middle east studies master's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in middle east studies each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the middle east studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 23% of degree recipients. That is 2% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Italian Studies
• Western European Studies
• Central & Eastern European Studies
• Latin American Studies
• East Asian 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.