Near & Middle Eastern Studies at Harvard University

What traits are you looking for in a middle east studies school? To help you decide if Harvard University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's middle east studies program.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 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.

Harvard Near & Middle Eastern Studies Degrees Available

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

Harvard Near & Middle Eastern Studies Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in middle east studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Middle East Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of middle east studies master's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in middle east studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the middle east studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 24% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• American U.S. Studies
• South Asian Studies
• Central & Eastern European 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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.