by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
East Asian Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Kansas. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in East Asian, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The bachelor's program at KU was ranked #91 on College Factual's Best Schools for East Asian list. It is also ranked #1 in Kansas.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at KU was $899 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $336 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,092 | $26,960 |
| Fees | $1,074 | $1,074 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,212 | $1,212 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,900 | $9,900 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,198 | $3,198 |
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East Asian who receive their bachelor’s degree from KU make an average of $17,717 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% lower than the national average of $25,569.
KU does not offer an online option for its East Asian bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the KU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.4% of the East Asian students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in East Asian at KU in 2019-2020, 26.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
East Asian Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 19 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to East Asian languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 15 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 7 |
| Romance Languages | 51 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 2 |
*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.
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