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2024 Best Chinese Language & Literature Schools

54 Colleges in the United States
718 Chinese Language Degrees Awarded
If you plan on majoring in chinese language & literature, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #518 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 54 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Chinese Language & Literature Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 718 degrees in chinese language & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Chinese Language & Literature School

Best Chinese Language & Literature Schools The chinese language program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Chinese Language & Literature rankings. For our Best Overall Chinese Language & Literature School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Chinese Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level

Associate Degrees in Chinese Language
Bachelor's Degrees in Chinese Language
Master's Degrees in Chinese Language
Doctor's Degrees in Chinese Language

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Chinese Language & Literature Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Chinese Language & Literature in the United States

The schools below may not offer all types of chinese language degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top Schools in Chinese Language

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IN

It's difficult to beat University of Notre Dame if you wish to pursue a degree in chinese language & literature. Notre Dame is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Notre Dame. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 16 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

Any student who is interested in chinese language & literature needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 9 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
31 Chinese Language Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you wish to pursue a degree in chinese language & literature. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UW - Madison is a great university overall.

There were about 31 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In WA
33.3% Growth in Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in chinese language & literature. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.

There were approximately 3 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In DC
14.3% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.

There were about 7 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at GWU in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA
36.4% Growth in Graduates

Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In CA

UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were approximately 11 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent data year.

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Tufts University
Medford, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MA

Located in the suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #40 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Tufts is a great university overall.

There were roughly 2 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Tufts in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In OH
22.2% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were roughly 18 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent year we have data available.

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Wellesley College
Wellesley, MA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In MA

Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of Wellesley. This college ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.

There were roughly 4 chinese language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Chinese Language & Literature by Region

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One of 5 majors within the East Asian Languages area of study, Chinese Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Japanese Language & Literature 1,053
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 292
Korean Language & Literature 117
Other East Asian Languages 113

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