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Korean Studies Master’s Degrees

There are 2 colleges and universities across the nation that offer amaster’s degree in Korean Studies. Approximately 100% of recent graduates in this major were women. Also, 33.3% of Korean Studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Korean Studies Majors

In the most recent reporting year, 10 students earned theirKorean Studies majors across all award levels. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in Korean Studies at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree (this page)	10

Earnings of Korean Studies Majors With Master’s Degrees (All Award Levels)

The U.S. Department of Education reports a median salary for graduates with amaster’s degree in Korean Studies of $54,317 four years after graduation. These figures are reported program-wide, across all award levels.

A lot of factors can contribute to this number, such as the location of your workplace and the availability of other perks and bonuses.

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$37,815
4 years	$54,317
5 years	$64,382

^{Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study earnings tracker (program-wide, all award levels).}

Student Debt (All Award Levels)

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for Korean Studies students with their master’s degree.

Student Diversity

The racial-ethnic distribution of Korean Studies graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Grads	Share
White	2	66.7%
International Students	1	33.3%

This degree is very popular with international students. Around 33.3% of graduates are in this category.

^{See the minority definition in the References below.}

Most Popular Korean Studies Programs for Master’s Degrees

There are 4 colleges that offer a master’s degree in Korean Studies. Learn more about the most popular below:

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors similar to Korean Studies that also offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
American/United States Studies/Civilization	1,156
Asian Studies/Civilization	705
Regional Studies (US, Canadian, Foreign)	680
Area Studies, Other	630
East Asian Studies	581

References

The racial-ethnic minority student 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 to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.