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East Asian Languages at Western Kentucky University

East Asian Languages at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 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.

WKU East Asian Languages Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian

WKU East Asian Languages Rankings

The east asian major at WKU 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 WKU

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

WKU East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

60% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of east asian bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

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About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in east asian at WKU 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 Western Kentucky University with a bachelor's in east asian.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within East Asian Languages

The following east asian concentations are available at Western Kentucky University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Chinese Language & Literature 22

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Interpreters and Translators 650 $49,690
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 210 $67,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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