by our College Data Analytics TeamEast Asian Languages is a major offered under the foreign languages and linguistics program of study at University of Wisconsin - Madison. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in East Asian, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UW - Madison was ranked #30 on College Factual's Best Schools for East Asian list. It is also ranked #1 in Wisconsin.
Here are some of the other rankings for UW - Madison.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UW - Madison was $1,548 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $386 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,273 | $37,161 |
| Fees | $1,469 | $1,469 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,150 | $1,150 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,200 | $12,200 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,066 | $3,066 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. East Asian students who received their bachelor’s degree at UW - Madison took out an average of $22,245 in student loans. That is 7% higher than the national average of $20,728.
The median early career salary of East Asian students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UW - Madison is $29,685 per year. That is 16% higher than the national average of $25,569.
Online degrees for the UW - Madison East Asian bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UW - Madison Online Learning page.
About 33.3% of the students who received their BA in East Asian in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 55.3%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.5% of the East Asian bachelor’s degrees at UW - Madison in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 46%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 19 |
| International Students | 3 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
East Asian Languages students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Chinese Language & Literature | 15 |
| Japanese Language & Literature | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to East Asian languages.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Linguistics & Comparative Literature | 21 |
| African Languages | 2 |
| Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages | 11 |
| Germanic Languages | 18 |
| Romance Languages | 189 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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