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2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

5 Ranked Colleges
7 Degrees Awarded
$38,400 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 355 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,570 and $23,431 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $74,305 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in East Asian languages. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their East Asian languages program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region doctor’s degree east asian students.

Top 5 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Chicago East Asian Languages Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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 - Main Campus

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #3 spot on the list. Indiana University - Bloomington is a large school located in Bloomington, Indiana that handed out 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Full IU Bloomington East Asian Languages Report

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Out of the 5 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, this large public school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s East Asian 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 UW - Madison

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