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2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate

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Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 1,053 people earned their degree in Japanese language and literature, making the major the 453rd most popular in the United States.

At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 3 Japanese language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in Japanese language and literature. To top this list, a school must have a successful Japanese language and literature program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate”.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Honolulu, Hawaii, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Japanese language students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate list. University of Wisconsin - Madison is a large school located in Madison, Wisconsin that handed out 1 doctorate’s Japanese language degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full University of Wisconsin - Madison Japanese Language & Literature Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Berkeley, California, this large public school handed out 12 degrees to qualified doctorate’s Japanese language students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 96%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full UC Berkeley Japanese Language & Literature Report

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Stanford University
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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #3 spot on the list. Stanford, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s Japanese language degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at Stanford

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Japanese Language Major for a Doctorate list. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s Japanese language students in 2020-2021.

The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full WUSTL Japanese Language & Literature Report

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