The main focus area for this major is Japanese Language & Literature. 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 Portland State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in East Asian, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, 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 Portland State University was ranked #99 on College Factual's Best Schools for East Asian list. It is also ranked #2 in Oregon.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Portland State University was $608 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $188 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,907 | $25,536 |
Fees | $1,641 | $1,641 |
Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,500 | $13,500 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,210 | $3,210 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Portland State University in East Asian walked away with an average of $33,101 in student debt. That is 60% higher than the national average of $20,728.
East Asian who receive their bachelor’s degree from Portland State University make an average of $27,439 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $25,569.
Online degrees for the Portland State University East Asian bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Portland State University Online Learning page.
About 27.8% of the students who received their BA in East Asian in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 55.6% of the East Asian bachelor’s degrees at Portland State University in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 46%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
East Asian Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Japanese Language & Literature | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to East Asian languages.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 30 |
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 6 |
Germanic Languages | 6 |
Romance Languages | 42 |
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages | 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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