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2024 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region

11 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
384 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. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 384 degrees in east asian languages during the 2021-2022 academic year.

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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
$21,040 Median Student Debt

Any student pursuing a degree in east asian languages needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the 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 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were approximately 18 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

There were roughly 90 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
59 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$29,509 Median Starting Salary

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

There were roughly 59 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's hard to beat University of Chicago if you wish to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #2 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UChicago is a great university overall.

There were roughly 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
66.7% Growth in Graduates

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

There were roughly 9 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at DePauw in the most recent year we have data available.

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

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

There were roughly 39 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year. 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

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

There were roughly 8 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Calvin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$30,642 Median Starting Salary
$21,290 Median Student Debt

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

There were approximately 11 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 major at Michigan State University make $3,072 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.

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North Central College
Naperville, IL
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In IL
66.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized 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 about 9 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
13.3% 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 roughly 15 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Ball State in the most recent data year.

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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 .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Michigan32255
Ohio31483
Illinois30427
Indiana29489
Wisconsin27342

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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

MajorAnnual Graduates
Japanese Language & Literature157
Chinese Language & Literature145
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General41
Other East Asian Languages25
Korean Language & Literature16

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Majors Similar to East Asian

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Romance Languages2,297
Linguistics & Comparative Literature772
American Sign Language457
Germanic Languages299
Classical Languages & Literature252
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages134
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages96
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)81
Second Language Learning15
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages9

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