East Asian Languages at Western Washington University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197.

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.

WWU East Asian Languages Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in East Asian

WWU East Asian Languages Rankings

The east asian major at WWU 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 WWU

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

WWU East Asian Languages Bachelor’s Program

55% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

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 41% men. So male students are more repesented at WWU since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Washington University with a bachelor's in east asian.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within East Asian Languages

The following east asian concentations are available at Western Washington University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Washington University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Japanese Language & Literature	13
Chinese Language & Literature	7

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 WA, the home state for Western Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Interpreters and Translators	880	$48,560
Foreign Language and Literature Professors	670	$67,950

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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