2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

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In 2020-2021, 2,293 people earned their degree in East Asian languages, making the major the 188th most popular in the United States. 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 335 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,051 and $26,766 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 East Asian languages graduates with average earnings and debt of $77,076 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in East Asian languages. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in East Asian languages.

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Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate

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

Top 3 Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, New York

#6 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia University in the City of New York is located in New York, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 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 95%. 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 undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Columbia East Asian Languages Report

2

University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

#1 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 4 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 95%. 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 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 UPenn

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Cornell University
Ithaca, New York

#5 overall quality in Middle Atlantic

Out of the 3 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Middle Atlantic Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #3 spot on the list. This large school is located in Ithaca, New York, and it awarded 2 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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Read more about East Asian Languages at Cornell University

• Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate 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.

Credits

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