East Asian Languages at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and approximately 26,552 students attend the school each year.

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.

UPenn East Asian Languages Degrees Available

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

UPenn East Asian Languages Rankings

The east asian major at UPenn 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.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in east asian, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

East Asian Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of east asian bachelor's degrees went to men and 91% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 University of Pennsylvania with a bachelor's in east asian.

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

UPenn 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in east asian.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within East Asian Languages

East Asian Languages majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Pennsylvania. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	30

Related Majors

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

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 University of Pennsylvania.

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
• Image Credit: By WestCoastivieS under License

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