Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
399 students earn a middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics credential each year across 59 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
- Typical earnings, 1 year out
- $48,355
- Typical earnings, 5 years out
- $96,927
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Bachelor's programs — 48 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania43—1 year out——2Brigham Young UniversityProvo, Utah28$48,3551 year out$57,253$15,5263Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington, Indiana18—1 year out——4United States Naval AcademyAnnapolis, Maryland17—1 year out——5Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York15—1 year out$96,927—6University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona12—1 year out——7University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan12—1 year out——8Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, Michigan10—1 year out——9University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland9—1 year out——10University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley, California7—1 year out——11University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle, Washington7—1 year out——12University of Notre DameNotre Dame, Indiana6—1 year out——13Wayne State UniversityDetroit, Michigan6—1 year out——14CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York, New York6—1 year out——15United States Military AcademyWest Point, New York5—1 year out——16Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina5—1 year out——17Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus, Ohio5—1 year out——18University of ArkansasFayetteville, Arkansas4—1 year out——19California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino, California4—1 year out——20University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles, California4—1 year out——21George Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia4—1 year out——22Emory UniversityAtlanta, Georgia4—1 year out——23Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky4—1 year out——24University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi4—1 year out——25Cleveland State UniversityCleveland, Ohio4—1 year out——26Concordia University-WisconsinMequon, Wisconsin4—1 year out——27University of ChicagoChicago, Illinois3—1 year out——28University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati, Ohio3—1 year out——29Union UniversityJackson, Tennessee3—1 year out——30Georgetown UniversityWashington, District of Columbia2—1 year out——31Concordia University-ChicagoRiver Forest, Illinois2—1 year out——32Tufts UniversityMedford, Massachusetts2—1 year out——33Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis, Missouri2—1 year out——34Montclair State UniversityMontclair, New Jersey2—1 year out——35Bucknell UniversityLewisburg, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——36Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury, Vermont2—1 year out——37Colorado Christian UniversityLakewood, Colorado1—1 year out——38University of ConnecticutStorrs, Connecticut1—1 year out——39American UniversityWashington, District of Columbia1—1 year out——40University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia1—1 year out——41Binghamton UniversityVestal, New York1—1 year out——42Kenyon CollegeGambier, Ohio1—1 year out——43University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma1—1 year out——44Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon1—1 year out——45Charleston Southern UniversityCharleston, South Carolina1—1 year out——46Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas1—1 year out——47Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas1—1 year out——48The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 4 colleges
Certificate programs — 10 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon, California21—1 year out——2Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon, California14—1 year out——3University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania14—1 year out——4University of Detroit MercyDetroit, Michigan5—1 year out——5Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona4—1 year out——6Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——7Pennsylvania Western UniversityCalifornia, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——8Boise State UniversityBoise, Idaho3—1 year out——9University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn, Michigan3—1 year out——10Temple UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).