Near & Middle Eastern Studies at University of California - Berkeley

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 University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Near & Middle Eastern Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Middle East Studies

UC Berkeley 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 UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Near & Middle Eastern Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of middle east studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

In the middle east studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 29% better 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 master's in middle east studies.

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

Related Majors

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

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.