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2024 Best East Asian Languages Schools in New York

8 Colleges in New York
121 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$31,328 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in New York to determine which ones were the best for east asian languages students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 121 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 New York The east asian program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for East Asian Languages rankings. 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.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

East Asian Languages Rankings by 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 New York 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 New York

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.

Top New York Schools in East Asian

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
42 East Asian Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in east asian languages has to look into Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were roughly 42 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Colgate University
Hamilton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In NY

Any student who is interested in east asian languages needs to check out Colgate University. Located in the distant town of Hamilton, Colgate is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Colgate is a great university overall.

There were approximately 4 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Colgate in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Vassar College is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in east asian languages. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 13th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Any student pursuing a degree in east asian languages has to look into Hamilton College. Located in the midsize suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 11th out of 142 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

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

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
11th Most Popular In NY

Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Cornell is a great university overall.

There were about 3 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Cornell in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$31,328 Median Starting Salary

Hunter is a fairly large public college located in the city of New York. This college ranks 19th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 14 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the east asian program earn an average of $31,328 for their early career.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
7th Most Popular In NY
20.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Rochester is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Rochester. A Best Colleges rank of #104 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means University of Rochester is a great university overall.

There were roughly 5 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at University of Rochester in the most recent year we have data available.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

QC is a large public college located in the large city of Queens. This college ranks 26th out of 142 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were approximately 12 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent data year.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 86
Maryland 279 35
New Jersey 273 21
District of Columbia 188 18
Delaware 175 6

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, East Asian Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

East Asian Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Chinese Language & Literature 61
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 45
Japanese Language & Literature 15

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 987
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 590
Classical Languages & Literature 152
American Sign Language 92
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 64
Germanic Languages 58
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 54
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 19
Second Language Learning 10
Native American Languages 1

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