by our College Data Analytics TeamEast Asian Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at Boston University. 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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. Boston U was ranked #15 on College Factual's most recent list of the best schools for East Asian majors. This puts the bachelor's program at the school solidly in the top 15% of all colleges and universities in the country. It is also ranked #3 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for Boston U.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $56,854 | $56,854 |
| Fees | $1,218 | $1,218 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $16,640 | $16,640 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Boston U tuition and fees.
Boston U 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 Boston U Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in East Asian in 2019-2020, 76.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 55.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.2% of the East Asian bachelor’s degrees at Boston U in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
East Asian Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chinese Language & Literature | 7 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 6 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to East Asian languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 21 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 4 |
| Romance Languages | 17 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 3 |
*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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