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CIP 05.0108 · CLASSIFICATION 2020

Near and Middle Eastern Studies.

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the peoples of North Africa, Southwestern Asia, Asia Minor, and the Arabian Peninsula, related borderlands and island groups, and including emigrant and immigrant groups.

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These institutions reported at least one first-major completion in this field in the connected reporting years ending 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020. This shows historical award activity, not a complete list of available programs or an assurance that a course is accepting applications.

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Sources: NCES CIP 2020 classification and C2023_A.zip, C2024_A.zip, C2025_A.zip, C2020_A.zip, C2021_A.zip, C2022_A.zip, C2024_A.zip.

Connected Near and Middle Eastern Studies award observations

Each row describes one ending year and award level for CIP 05.0108. Institution counts overlap across levels and years. Award counts are historical first-major awards, not unique people, available places, programme quality or a graduation rate.

Year endingAward levelReporting institutionsPositive awards
2025Certificate 1–2 years23
2025Bachelor degree3184
2025Master degree16111
2025Doctorate — research934
2025Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year529
2024Certificate 1–2 years11
2024Bachelor degree3598
2024Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2024Master degree1398
2024Doctorate — research1032
2024Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year628
2023Certificate 1–2 years12
2023Bachelor degree3885
2023Postbaccalaureate certificate25
2023Master degree14116
2023Doctorate — research934
2023Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year431
2022Certificate 1–2 years13
2022Bachelor degree41101
2022Postbaccalaureate certificate38
2022Master degree16122
2022Post-master certificate11
2022Doctorate — research726
2022Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year544
2021Certificate 1–2 years12
2021Bachelor degree37136
2021Postbaccalaureate certificate24
2021Master degree15117
2021Doctorate — research933
2021Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year346
2020Certificate 1–2 years11
2020Bachelor degree40128
2020Postbaccalaureate certificate11
2020Master degree16149
2020Doctorate — research728
2020Certificate 12 weeks to under 1 year639

A year ending 2025 describes July 2024–June 2025. Do not add different years to estimate an entering class or current enrolment. Follow an institution's field link below to inspect the exact records.

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CIP 05.0108 is a reporting classification. The official definition above explains its scope, while a university may use a different programme title. Related fields in classification family 05 can involve different curricula and award levels.

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Institutions with reported graduates

76 institutions

Related fields

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European Studies/Civilization. ↗