East Asian Languages at Western Michigan University

Every East Asian languages school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the East Asian program at Western Michigan University stacks up to those at other schools.

WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and approximately 19,887 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students received a bachelor's degree in East Asian from WMU.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks East Asian programs across the country. The following shows how WMU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Degree Schools	91
Most Popular East Asian Languages Schools	118

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in East Asian from WMU. This is the #26 most popular school for East Asian master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in East Asian from WMU in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 29% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

WMU also has a doctoral program available in East Asian. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Germanic Languages
• Classical Languages & Literature
• Romance Languages

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
• Image Credit: By TheKuLeR under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.