<p>It certainly is a unique/obscure major. But I doubt interest in the major would give you an edge at a college as selective as Brown. Be sure you run the net price calculator with your parents and feel comfortable with the resulting cost, too. I did a web search, and it looks like if you want to work full time in this field you will really need a PhD. Which means you may not need to actually major in Egyptology as an undergrad, but can pursue it with a closely related undergrad degree (in case you don’t get into Brown). Here are some US colleges and departments they recommended besides Brown. I didn’t check all the links to see if they work. Of course, most of these are difficult to get into and expensive schools. If none of these would, you should probably research the Department of Near Eastern Studies at other colleges and look for coursework and professors in this area. Another choice would be to look overseas at colleges; there are a fair number of European universities with similar majors.</p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Studies
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
<a href=“Near Eastern Studies | Johns Hopkins University”>Near Eastern Studies | Johns Hopkins University;
<p>Institute of Fine Arts
New York University
<a href=“http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/”>http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/fineart/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley
<a href=“http://neareastern.berkeley.edu/”>http://neareastern.berkeley.edu/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
University of California, Los Angeles
<a href=“http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/egyptology/index.html”>http://www.humnet.ucla.edu/humnet/egyptology/index.html</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
University of Chicago
<a href=“http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/”>http://humanities.uchicago.edu/depts/nelc/</a></p>
<p>Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology
University of Memphis
<a href=“Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology - Institute of Egyptian Art & Archaeology - The University of Memphis”>http://www.memphis.edu/egypt/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Studies
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, MI
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<p>Department of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
<a href=“http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ames/”>http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ames/</a></p>
<p>Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations
Yale University
New Haven, CT
<a href=“Introduction | Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations”>Introduction | Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations;