13 PhD programmes in Middle Eastern Studies in United States

At the New York University we offer a phd degree in Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies - Law. Join us. 

The idea of the Orient has changed and been deconstructed by Columbia’s own faculty, but Columbia’s eminence has never wavered. The Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies program is offered by Columbia University.

The Hebrew and Judaic Studies Ph.D. is a research degree at New York University. Its completion signifies that the recipient is able to conduct original research and has made a serious contribution to knowledge of the field.

Doctoral students in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures (MELC) at Indiana University Bloomington pursue an academic discipline grounded in a cultural and linguistic study of the Middle East.

MELC’s PhD program in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Mesopotamian Civilization at University of Pennsylvania offers advanced study of the languages and philology of ancient Mesopotamia as well as the history and archaeology of that region in its Middle Eastern context. 

The School of Middle Eastern and North African Studies from The University of Arizona offering the Middle Eastern and North African Studies PhD is a multi-disciplinary unit focusing on the region extending from Morocco to Afghanistan which includes the Arab world, Iran, Israel and Turkey, providing a full range of language courses in Arabic, Hebrew, Persian, and Turkish.

At the New York University, we offer our graduate students a phd degree in Hebrew and Judaic Studies - Law. 

The University of Washington Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies is designed for students who wish to pursue research with a comparative perspective.

Students in the Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies doctoral program at New York University concentrate their studies in one of the three tracks which the department offers.

MELC’s PhD track in in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Biblical Studies at University of Pennsylvania, a part of MELC’s Hebrew and Judaic Studies program, offers advanced study of the languages and philology of the Hebrew Bible as well as the history and archaeology of ancient Israel in its Middle Eastern context.

MELC’s PhD program in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Middle Eastern Literatures and Societies at University of Pennsylvania offers advanced study of the languages, literatures and societies of Islamic civilizations, and also Islamic history and thought in their Middle Eastern context, in modern and pre-modern settings.

We offer a phd degree in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures at the University of California, Berkeley.

MELC’s graduate program in Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures - Egyptology at University of Pennsylvania offers advanced study of the languages and civilizations of ancient Egypt.