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2024 Best East Asian Languages Schools in California

11 Colleges in California
584 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$27,950 Avg Early-Career Salary
East Asian Languages is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #188 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual reviewed 11 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of east asian languages. Combined, these schools handed out 584 degrees in east asian languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School

Best East Asian Languages Schools in California Your choice of east asian languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for east asian languages schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your East Asian Languages Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in East Asian
Master's Degrees in East Asian
Doctor's Degrees in East Asian

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best East Asian Languages Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for East Asian Languages in California

The schools below may not offer all types of east asian degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

10 Top California Schools in East Asian

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
42 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$26,836 Median Starting Salary

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in east asian languages. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were approximately 42 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the east asian program state that they receive average early career income of $26,836.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA
11.1% Growth in Graduates

University of Southern California is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in east asian languages. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were roughly 27 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA
7.1% Growth in Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in east asian languages. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #18 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were approximately 28 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
33 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$32,689 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #52 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Davis is a great university overall.

There were roughly 33 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available. Those east asian languages students who get their degree from University of California - Davis earn $4,739 more than the standard east asian graduate.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA

Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were about 19 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available.

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
31 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$39,250 Median Starting Salary

SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 35th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 31 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year. East Asian Languages degree recipients from San Francisco State University earn a boost of around $11,300 above the typical earnings of east asian languages majors.

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UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the large city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.

There were approximately 22 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the east asian program make about $17,240 for their early career.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In CA

Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 9 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Occidental College
Los Angeles, CA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
27th Most Popular In CA
25.0% Growth in Graduates

Oxy is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large city of Los Angeles. This college ranks 25th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 4 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Oxy in the most recent data year.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In CA

SDSU is a very large public university located in the large city of San Diego. This university ranks 22nd out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were approximately 9 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at SDSU in the most recent data year.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 88
Oregon 266 68
Hawaii 164 103
Alaska 119 10

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East Asian Languages is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

East Asian Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Japanese Language & Literature 361
Chinese Language & Literature 132
Korean Language & Literature 50
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 34
Other East Asian Languages 7

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 2,855
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,644
American Sign Language 613
Germanic Languages 119
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 88
Classical Languages & Literature 84
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 70
Second Language Learning 68
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 63
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 2

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