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2024 Best East Asian Studies Schools in the New England Region

7 Colleges in the New England Region
140 East Asian Studies Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in east asian studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #535 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for east asian studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 140 degrees in east asian studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Studies School

Best East Asian Studies Schools in the New England Region The east asian studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for East Asian Studies rankings. For our Best Overall East Asian Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

East Asian Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in East Asian Studies
Master's Degrees in East Asian Studies

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best East Asian Studies Schools in the New England Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for East Asian Studies in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the east asian studies degree levels they offer.

Top New England Region Schools in East Asian Studies

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Brown University
Providence, RI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In RI
7.7% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a degree in east asian studies. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.

There were about 13 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.

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Yale University
New Haven, CT
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In CT
24.0% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat Yale University if you want to pursue a degree in east asian studies. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.

There were about 25 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Wellesley College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in east asian studies. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wellesley. A Best Colleges rank of #88 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Wellesley is a great college overall.

There were approximately 3 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MA

Any student pursuing a degree in east asian studies has to look into Brandeis University. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Waltham. This university ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 18 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.

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Middlebury College
Middlebury, VT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In VT
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Middlebury. A Best Colleges rank of #76 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Middlebury is a great college overall.

There were about 4 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Middlebury in the most recent data year.

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Smith College
Northampton, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 19th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were approximately 6 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent year we have data available.

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Connecticut College
New London, CT
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CT
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the small city of New London. This college ranks 5th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.

There were roughly 4 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.

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Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In MA

Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were about 7 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Mt. Holyoke in the most recent data year.

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Best East Asian Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best east asian studies colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 854 76
Connecticut 538 40
Rhode Island 436 13
Maine 396 7
Vermont 352 4

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East Asian Studies is one of 36 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies 247
Near & Middle Eastern Studies 93
Asian Studies 83
Latin American Studies 78
Spanish & Iberian Studies 39
French Studies 37
African Studies 30
Italian Studies 30
Area Studies, Other 27
German Studies 24

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