by our College Data Analytics TeamEast Asian Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Massachusetts Amherst. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in East Asian, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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. The bachelor's program at UMass Amherst was ranked #48 on College Factual's Best Schools for East Asian list. It is also ranked #6 in Massachusetts.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMass Amherst.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UMass Amherst was $1,491 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $658 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $15,791 | $35,779 |
| Fees | $648 | $648 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,329 | $13,329 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about UMass Amherst tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. East Asian students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMass Amherst took out an average of $22,910 in student loans. That is 11% higher than the national average of $20,728.
East Asian who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMass Amherst make an average of $33,993 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $25,569.
UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
Women made up around 27.8% of the East Asian students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.3%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in East Asian at UMass Amherst in 2019-2020, 38.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 5 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 4 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
East Asian Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chinese Language & Literature | 5 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 13 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to East Asian languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 49 |
| Germanic Languages | 7 |
| Romance Languages | 62 |
| Classical Languages & Literature | 16 |
*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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