East Asian Languages at Western Michigan University

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying east asian languages, you may want to check out the program at Western Michigan University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 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.

WMU East Asian Languages Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian

WMU East Asian Languages Rankings

The east asian major at WMU 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 WMU

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

WMU East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of east asian bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% 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 WMU since its program graduates 59% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Western Michigan University with a bachelor's in east asian.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Michigan University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Japanese Language & Literature	4

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 MI, the home state for Western Michigan University.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,450
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	450	$75,020

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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