If you're seeking a degree in japanese studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1058 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for japanese studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 73 degrees in japanese studies to qualified students.
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 Japanese Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you.
When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Japanese Studies in the United States
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 japanese studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a degree in japanese studies. UCSD is a fairly large public university located in the large city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 9 japanese studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a good decision for students interested in a degree in japanese studies. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 3 japanese studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
DePaul University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in japanese studies. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were roughly 4 japanese studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent year we have data available.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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 the rest 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).
Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.
college factual
