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    Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    CIP16.11

    83 colleges offer Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. See what it covers, which degree levels are available and what graduates earn and borrow.

    Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition

    Colleges offering it
    83
    at its most common level
    Bachelor's earnings
    $75,147
    median, 4 years after
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    Colleges offering it, by degree level

    Certificate
    23
    Associate's
    7
    Bachelor's
    83
    Master's
    26
    Post-baccalaureate certificate
    1
    Doctoral
    16
    Graduate/professional certificate
    7
    Published colleges reporting the program. College Scorecard field of study, 2025.

    What it covers

    About Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    A general program that focuses on one or more of the Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic languages of the ancient and modern Middle/Near East, Western Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

    Definition: National Center for Education Statistics, Classification of Instructional Programs 2020, code 16.11.

    Programs in this field

    Colleges report these specific programs under CIP 16.11.

    • Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General
    • Arabic Language and Literature
    • Hebrew Language and Literature
    • Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

    By degree level

    Earnings and debt by degree level

    Medians across colleges of each college's own program median. Earnings are for graduates who received federal aid and were working.

    Colleges offering Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics and median graduate earnings and debt at each degree level
    Degree levelCollegesMedian earningsMedian debt
    Certificate23Not reportedNot reported
    Associate's7Not reportedNot reported
    Bachelor's83$75,1474 yrs after · 1 collegeNot reported
    Master's26Not reportedNot reported
    Post-baccalaureate certificate1Not reportedNot reported
    Doctoral16Not reportedNot reported
    Graduate/professional certificate7Not reportedNot reported

    Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data, 2025. Colleges with too few graduates have their earnings and debt suppressed, so the number of colleges reporting is smaller than the number offering the program.

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    Careers this program leads to

    Occupations linked to Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics by the NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for each occupation.

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    How many colleges offer Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics?

    Published colleges on CollegesRef report Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics at these degree levels: certificate (23 colleges), associate's (7 colleges), bachelor's (83 colleges), master's (26 colleges), post-baccalaureate certificate (1 college), doctoral (16 colleges), graduate/professional certificate (7 colleges). Counts are from College Scorecard field-of-study data (2025).

    What do Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics graduates earn?

    At the median college, bachelor's graduates in Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics earn $75,147 a year four years after finishing, across 1 college that report earnings. Figures cover graduates who received federal aid.