East Asian Languages at George Washington University

If you plan to study east asian languages, take a look at what George Washington University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in East Asian Languages section at the bottom of this page.

GWU East Asian Languages Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian
• Master’s Degree in East Asian

GWU East Asian Languages Rankings

The east asian major at GWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for East Asian Languages. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

East Asian Student Demographics at GWU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the east asian majors at George Washington University.

GWU East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of east asian bachelor's degrees went to men and 69% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities in its east asian bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a bachelor's in east asian.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

GWU East Asian Languages Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of east asian master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Washington University with a master's in east asian.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within East Asian Languages

The following east asian concentations are available at George Washington University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chinese Language & Literature	7
Japanese Language & Literature	7

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
• Romance Languages

Careers That East Asian Grads May Go Into

A degree in east asian can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	750	$72,050
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Michiel1972 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.