East Asian Languages at Swarthmore College

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Swarthmore is located in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 1,437.

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.

Swarthmore East Asian Languages Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian

Swarthmore East Asian Languages Rankings

The east asian major at Swarthmore 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 Swarthmore

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the east asian majors at Swarthmore College.

Swarthmore East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

40% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of east asian bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical east asian bachelor's degree program is made up of only 41% men. So male students are more repesented at Swarthmore since its program graduates 19% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 Swarthmore College with a bachelor's in east asian.

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

Concentrations Within East Asian Languages

If you plan to be a east asian major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Swarthmore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Chinese Language & Literature	2
Japanese Language & Literature	1

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 PA, the home state for Swarthmore College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	1,590	$78,240
Interpreters and Translators	750	$50,100

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
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