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2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s

12 Ranked Colleges
81 Degrees Awarded
$26,500 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 996 people earned their degree in Asian studies, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 81 Asian studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in Asian studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Asian studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the Asian studies program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree asian studies students.

Top 12 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Asian Studies

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 6 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asian studies students list, OHIO Athens has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at OHIO Athens are $17,712.

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#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, California State University - Long Beach landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Long Beach, California, and it awarded 2 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CSULB also made our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Average graduate tuition and fees at California State University - Long Beach are $17,784, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CSULB Asian Studies Report

#3

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cornell University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Iowa is located in Iowa City, Iowa and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s Asian studies degrees to qualified students.

Iowa also made our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at Iowa are $27,613, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#9 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida International University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s. Florida International University is a public institution located in Miami, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 9 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asian studies students list, FIU has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Florida International University are $24,211.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
#3 in overall quality

University of San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. USFCA is a fairly large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 18 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

USFCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Francisco are $26,710.

Full University of San Francisco Asian Studies Report

#7

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah
#11 in overall quality

University of Utah did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. University of Utah is a large school located in Salt Lake City, Utah that handed out 1 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

U of U also made our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Utah are $24,695, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida
#10 in overall quality

Florida State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 1 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Florida State also made our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #10. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2 in overall quality

University of California - Berkeley came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s Asian studies students in 2019-2020.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Asian Studies at University of California - Berkeley

#10

University of Oregon

Eugene, Oregon
#7 in overall quality

University of Oregon landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of Oregon is a large school located in Eugene, Oregon that handed out 3 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UO are $29,991.

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#11

University of California - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California
#6 in overall quality

University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s ranking. University of California - Santa Barbara is a large public school situated in Santa Barbara, California. It awarded 2 masters’s Asian studies degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree asian studies students list, UCSB has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Santa Barbara are $28,670, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of California - Santa Barbara Asian Studies Report

#12

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
#12 in overall quality

University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Asian Studies Schools for a Master’s list. UH Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 masters’s Asian studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Asian Studies Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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