East Asian Languages at Western Washington University

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

WWU is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 15,197. In 2021, 20 East Asian majors received their bachelor's degree from WWU.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused East Asian Languages Schools	41
	57
	63

How Much Do East Asian Graduates from WWU Make?

The median salary of East Asian students who receive their bachelor's degree at WWU is $27,933. This is about the same as the yearly salary of allEast Asian bachelor's degree recipients across the nation.

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

Of the 20 East Asian students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from WWU, about 35% were men and 65% were women.

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	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

WWU 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
• Romance Languages
• Linguistics & Comparative 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 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
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.