by our College Data Analytics Team
[East Asian Languages](/majors/foreign-languages-linguistics/east-asian-languages/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. The schools below stand out for the salaries their east asian languages graduates go on to command.
For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where east asian languages graduates earn the most.
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If you want to know which schools send east asian languages graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.
Vassar College earned the #1 spot for highest-paid east asian languages graduates in New York. Located in the suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar College is a private not-for-profit institution. After graduating, east asian languages degree recipients from Vassar College typically earn about $52,552 annually.
Students chasing top earnings in east asian languages will find them at Cuny Queens College, which ranked #2. Cuny Queens College is a public school located in the city of Queens. East Asian Languages graduates of Cuny Queens College earn a median of about $45,214 a year early in their careers.
Cuny Hunter College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying east asian languages schools. Located in the city of New York, Cuny Hunter College is a public institution. Students who complete the east asian languages program here go on to a median salary of roughly $66,773.
The ranking above is published by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries east asian languages graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).
Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.
*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.
More about our data sources and methodologies.