2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s
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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 145 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 19 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in East Asian languages. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality East Asian languages programs that also have a lower cost than 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 Master’s
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s.
Top 19 Best Value Master’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 Master’s list. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 7 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UW - Madison not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Madison are $25,523.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s. San Francisco State University is a large public school situated in San Francisco, California. It awarded 4 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
SFSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SFSU are $17,944, but some majors have different tuition rates.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Minneapolis, Minnesota is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s East Asian degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our master’s degree east asian students list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMN Twin Cities are $28,845, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 19 schools in the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot on the list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 6 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW Seattle are $30,294, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s. UMass Amherst is a large public school situated in Amherst, Massachusetts. It awarded 15 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UMass Amherst not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UMass Amherst are $32,341, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Massachusetts Amherst
Florida State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s ranking. This large school is located in Tallahassee, Florida, and it awarded 5 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
Florida State also took the #16 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State are $26,707, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Kansas ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. KU is a large school located in Lawrence, Kansas that handed out 1 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KU, the school also landed the #19 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at KU are $25,007, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Kansas
Rutgers University - New Brunswick ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Rutgers New Brunswick not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Rutgers New Brunswick are $32,132, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Rutgers University - New Brunswick East Asian Languages Report
With a ranking of #9, George Washington University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. George Washington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Washington, District of Columbia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
GWU also made our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824.
Full George Washington University East Asian Languages Report
Indiana University - Bloomington ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
IU Bloomington not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University - Bloomington are $33,338, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Oregon did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #11. University of Oregon is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
UO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #17 on our “Best East Asian Languages 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 Oregon are $29,991.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Oregon
With a ranking of #12, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a large public school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
Ohio State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Ohio State University - Main Campus are $37,141, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus East Asian Languages Report
With a ranking of #13, University of Colorado Boulder did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Boulder, Colorado, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s East Asian students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CU - Boulder, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Colorado Boulder are $32,980, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
University of Hawaii at Manoa ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. University of Hawaii at Manoa is a fairly large school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 7 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
UH Manoa did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UH Manoa are $34,550, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #15, University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s East Asian degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.
UPenn not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UPenn are $41,760, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #16, Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. Columbia University in the City of New York is a private not-for-profit institution located in New York, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Columbia not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia are $51,194.
With a ranking of #17, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. U-M is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at U-M, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor are $49,548, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
University of Southern California ranked #18 on this year’s Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s list. This large school is located in Los Angeles, California, and it awarded 1 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
USC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USC are $48,715, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Middlebury College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value East Asian Schools for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Middlebury College is a small school located in Middlebury, Vermont that handed out 7 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2019-2020.
Middlebury also took the #2 spot in our “Best East Asian Languages Master’s Degree Schools” ranking.
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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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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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