East Asian Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a east asian studies school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's east asian studies program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year.

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.

UIUC East Asian Studies Degrees Available

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

UIUC East Asian Studies Rankings

The east asian studies major at UIUC 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 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in east asian studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

East Asian Studies Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC East Asian Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of east asian studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 UIUC since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in east asian studies.

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

UIUC East Asian Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of east asian studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in east asian studies each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in east asian studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• African Studies
• Latin American Studies
• European Studies
• Russian Studies
• German 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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 Beyond My ken under License

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