East Asian Languages at University of Wisconsin - Madison

What traits are you looking for in a East Asian school? To help you decide if University of Wisconsin - Madison is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's East Asian program.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and approximately 44,640 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,926 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Wisconsin - Madison in 2021, 22 of them were East Asian languages majors.

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.

UW - Madison East Asian Languages Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in East Asian (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian
• Master’s Degree in East Asian
• Doctorate Degree in East Asian

UW - Madison East Asian Languages Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the East Asian progam at UW - Madison compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The East Asian major at UW - Madison 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools	6
Most Focused East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools	21
Best Value East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	23
Most Focused East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in East Asian from UW - Madison. This makes it the #13 most popular school for East Asian master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in East Asian, making the school the #13 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

East Asian Student Demographics at UW - Madison

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the East Asian majors at University of Wisconsin - Madison.

UW - Madison East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of East Asian bachelor's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical East Asian bachelor's degree program is made up of only 43% men. So male students are more repesented at UW - Madison since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in East Asian at UW - Madison are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a bachelor's in East Asian.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UW - Madison East Asian Languages Master’s Program

Of the 4 East Asian students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW - Madison, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 43% men graduate in East Asian each year. UW - Madison does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Wisconsin - Madison with a master's in East Asian.

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

UW - Madison also has a doctoral program available in East Asian. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• African Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative Literature
• Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Interpreters and Translators	1,070	$50,750
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	440	$73,400

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.