2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 2,219 people earned their degree in East Asian languages, making the major the 184th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $25,569 and had an average of $20,789 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 69 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,680 and $116,043 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in East Asian languages. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent East Asian languages programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the East Asian languages program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for doctor’s degree east asian students.
Top 17 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full University of Wisconsin - Madison East Asian Languages Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate list. UT Austin is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 5 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree east asian students list, UT Austin has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Austin are $22,886, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree east asian students list, UCLA has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCLA are $28,131, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree east asian students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 3 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Cornell University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Ithaca, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell University are $30,042, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #7. This large school is located in Santa Barbara, California, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UCSB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UCSB are $28,670, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of California - Santa Barbara
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #8. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
UO also made our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #15. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Oregon are $29,991, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate list. UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
UC Berkeley did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Berkeley are $29,347, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #10. University of California - Irvine is a large public school situated in Irvine, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UC Irvine also took the #13 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - Irvine are $28,456, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #11, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large school located in Columbus, Ohio that handed out 5 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree east asian students list, Ohio State has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking. UH Manoa is a public institution located in Honolulu, Hawaii. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UH Manoa, the school also landed the #16 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Hawaii at Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.
University of Pennsylvania landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking. University of Pennsylvania is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UPenn did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Columbia University in the City of New York came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking. Located in New York, New York, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 6 degrees to qualified doctorate’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree east asian students list, Columbia has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Full Columbia University in the City of New York East Asian Languages Report
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #15. U-M is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
U-M also made our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
With a ranking of #15, University of Southern California did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate list. University of Southern California is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Los Angeles, California. It awarded 2 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our doctor’s degree east asian students list, USC has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Southern California are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Southern California
University of Chicago did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #16. This fairly large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UChicago also took the #2 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Doctor’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UChicago are $61,548, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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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%.
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- *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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