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2023 Best East Asian Languages Schools

85 Colleges
$28,485 Avg Salary
$22,162 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best East Asian Languages School for You

East Asian Languages is the #191 most popular major in the country with 2,293 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best East Asian Languages Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 85 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the United States

The colleges and universities below are the best for East Asian majors pursuing a .

Top 15% Best East Asian Languages Schools

#1

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

Our analysis found University of Notre Dame to be the best school for East Asian languages students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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The excellent programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best East Asian languages schools in the United States. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#3

Hamilton College

Clinton, NY

Out of the 85 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Hamilton College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Hamilton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Clinton.

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#4

Colgate University

Hamilton, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colgate University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best East Asian Languages Schools list. Located in the town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#5

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wake Forest University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best East Asian Languages Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#6

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

Wellesley College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best East Asian Languages Schools ranking. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.

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#7

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #7, Georgetown University did quite well on this year’s best schools for East Asian languages students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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George Washington University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best East Asian Languages Schools ranking. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#9

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY

With a ranking of #9, Vassar College did quite well on this year’s best schools for East Asian languages students. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The University of Texas at Austin came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best East Asian Languages Schools ranking. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that East Asian majors at UT Austin take out is $18,054.

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#11

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #11 on this year’s Best East Asian Languages Schools list. Tufts is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford.

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#12

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Calvin University came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best East Asian Languages Schools ranking. Calvin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Grand Rapids.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best East Asian Languages Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
14 University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA
15 University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA
16 College of the Holy Cross Worcester, MA
17 DePauw University Greencastle, IN

East Asian Languages by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

One of 17 majors within the area of study, East Asian languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to East Asian

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 15,009
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 8,539
American Sign Language 2,724
Classical Languages & Literature 1,428
Germanic Languages 1,425

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Betoseha.

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