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

7 Ranked Colleges
21 Degrees Awarded
$36,000 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region

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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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 21 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 7 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, 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 94%.

Full Ohio State East Asian Languages Report

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Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, Indiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indiana University - Bloomington. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at IU Bloomington

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this large private not-for-profit school handed out 2 degrees to qualified masters’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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 DePaul East Asian Languages Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s 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 #5 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s East Asian degrees 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%. 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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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Western Michigan University

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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Chicago. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region. Located in Chicago, Illinois, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 16 degrees to qualified masters’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% 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%. 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.

Full UChicago East Asian Languages Report

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