by our College Data Analytics Team
If you’re a veteran, service member, or military-affiliated student looking to study middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, you’ve come to the right place. The list below highlights 6 schools ranked on how well they support veterans pursuing middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, using our 2026 methodology.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students: affordability and veteran financial benefits (including GI Bill and Yellow Ribbon support), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community. To help you decide, College Factual analyzed colleges nationwide, drawing primarily on U.S. Department of Education data (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
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Explore the best middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics colleges for veterans at a specific degree level:
Here are the top-ranked middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics colleges for veterans:
No school served veteran middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics students better than University of Michigan-Ann Arbor this year. It scores 89.6 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, alongside a 100.0 veteran-support score. More about the middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics program at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Arizona is a great choice for veterans pursuing middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics, landing the #2 spot this year. It scores 78.0 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. On veteran affordability it scores 100.0, and veteran resources 66.7. See the full middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics report for University of Arizona
Indiana University-Bloomington came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the best middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics colleges for veterans. It scores 77.2 out of 100 for serving veteran and military students. Veteran affordability (GI Bill benefits, tuition support) scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. More about the middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics program at Indiana University-Bloomington
Veteran students seeking a strong middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics program will find one at Michigan State University, which ranked #4. Michigan State University scores 76.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score. See the full middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics report for Michigan State University
Brigham Young University came in at #5 on our 2026 list of the best middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics colleges for veterans. Brigham Young University scores 74.0 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 100.0, alongside a 66.7 veteran-support score.
See the full middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics report for Brigham Young University
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Columbia University in the City of New York placed #6 among the best middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics colleges for veterans. Columbia University in the City of New York scores 60.6 out of 100 for veteran support overall. Its affordability for veterans scores 39.3, and veteran resources 66.7. More about the middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics program at Columbia University in the City of New York
*These averages are for the top 25 ranked colleges only.
We measure this ranking on the factors that matter most to veteran and military-affiliated students studying middle/near eastern and semitic languages, literatures, and linguistics: affordability and veteran financial benefits (GI Bill, Yellow Ribbon), academic quality, on-campus veteran resources and support services, veteran-friendly policies, and the size of the veteran student community.
These rankings are produced by College Factual, 2026 edition.
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