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2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s

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Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master's

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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 “Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in East Asian languages. To top this list, a school must have a successful East Asian languages program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Ohio State University - Main Campus is a public institution located in Columbus, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. 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%.

Full Ohio State East Asian Languages Report

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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 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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 full report on East Asian Languages at IU Bloomington

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Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 4 masters’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 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 more about East Asian Languages at UW - Madison

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend DePaul University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. DePaul University is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 2 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full DePaul East Asian Languages Report

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. WMU is a fairly large school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 4 masters’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.

Full Western Michigan University East Asian Languages Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a large school located in Ann Arbor, Michigan that handed out 1 masters’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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full U-M East Asian Languages Report

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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 Most Well Attended East Asian Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s. UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 masters’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.

With a freshman retention rate of 100%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%. 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.

Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Chicago

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