East Asian Studies at Harvard University

Every east asian studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the east asian studies program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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

Harvard East Asian Studies Degrees Available

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

Harvard East Asian Studies Rankings

The east asian studies major at Harvard is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for East Asian Studies. 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in east asian studies, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

East Asian Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard East Asian Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of east asian studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical east asian studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 37% more racial-ethnic minorities in its east asian studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Harvard East Asian Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 39% of east asian studies master's degrees went to men and 61% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in east asian studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	19
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• American U.S. Studies
• Central & Eastern European Studies
• South Asian Studies
• Near & Middle Eastern Studies

Careers That East Asian Studies Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.