2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages
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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 “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major” ranking is part of that endeavor.
East Asian Languages is the 188th most popular major in the country with 2,293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,485 and had an average of $22,162 in loans still to pay off.
At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 57 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,260 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major” ranking looked at 22 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in East Asian languages. That schools that top this list have a program in East Asian languages in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major”.
Top 22 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major. Honolulu, Hawaii is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Hawaii at Manoa
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Stanford University landed the #2 spot on the list. Stanford is located in Stanford, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. 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%.
Full Stanford East Asian Languages Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major 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 9 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Columbia East Asian Languages Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Oregon. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major. Eugene, Oregon is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Full University of Oregon East Asian Languages Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full UCLA East Asian Languages Report
University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #6. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s East Asian 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Pennsylvania
Washington University in St Louis did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Saint Louis, Missouri, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at WUSTL
University of Chicago ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. UChicago is a private not-for-profit institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about East Asian Languages at UChicago
Cornell University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Cornell
University of Southern California ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 3 degrees to qualified doctorate’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Southern California East Asian Languages Report
With a ranking of #11, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. This large school is located in Tempe, Arizona, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full ASU - Tempe East Asian Languages Report
University of California - Santa Barbara ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. UCSB is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at UCSB
With a ranking of #13, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. Columbus, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s East Asian degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 East Asian Languages at Ohio State
University of Colorado Boulder ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. CU - Boulder is located in Boulder, Colorado and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Colorado Boulder
Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Bloomington, Indiana, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at IU Bloomington
University of California - Irvine did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #16. University of California - Irvine is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of California - Irvine East Asian Languages Report
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a public institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full UMN Twin Cities East Asian Languages Report
University of California - Berkeley landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. UC Berkeley is a large public school situated in Berkeley, California. It awarded 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%. 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%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of California - Berkeley
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major ranking. U-M is a large public school situated in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It awarded 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Full University of Michigan - Ann Arbor East Asian Languages Report
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