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2024 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
355 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$27,570 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, east asian languages sits in the middle of the road, ranking #188 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of east asian languages. Combined, these schools handed out 355 degrees in east asian languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School

Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of east asian languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall East Asian Languages School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your East Asian Languages Degree Level

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

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 Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the east asian degrees they offer, see the list below.

10 Top Great Lakes Region Schools in East Asian

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

Every student who is interested in east asian languages has to check out University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 23 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
51 East Asian Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in east asian languages. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were approximately 51 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
70 East Asian Degrees Awarded
11.4% Growth in Graduates

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in east asian languages. Ohio State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Columbus. A Best Colleges rank of #69 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Ohio State is a great university overall.

There were approximately 70 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the east asian program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,509.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IL

It is hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were about 16 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UChicago in the most recent data year.

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DePauw University
Greencastle, IN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In IN

DePauw is a small private not-for-profit university located in the town of Greencastle. This university ranks 5th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 3 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$22,558 Median Starting Salary

IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #55 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 40 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the east asian program report average early career wages of $22,558.

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Calvin University
Grand Rapids, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MI
50.0% Growth in Graduates

Calvin is a small private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Grand Rapids. This university ranks 12th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 12 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,642 Median Starting Salary
$25,163 Median Student Debt

Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were roughly 19 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the east asian languages program at Michigan State University get $3,072 above the average college graduate with the same degree shortly after graduation.

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North Central College
Naperville, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
$26,923 Median Student Debt

Located in the midsize city of Naperville, North Central is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 25th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.

There were roughly 3 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at North Central in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IN
30.8% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Muncie, Ball State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 6th out of 42 schools for overall quality in the state of Indiana.

There were approximately 13 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best east asian languages schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 55
Ohio 314 83
Illinois 304 27
Indiana 294 89
Wisconsin 273 42

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East Asian Languages is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

East Asian Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Japanese Language & Literature 152
Chinese Language & Literature 129
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 38
Other East Asian Languages 29
Korean Language & Literature 7

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Majors Similar to East Asian

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 2,638
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 847
American Sign Language 432
Germanic Languages 387
Classical Languages & Literature 237
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 138
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 113
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 80
Second Language Learning 11
South Asian Languages 7

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