2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Asian Studies in the Far Western US Region

Asian Studies isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #596 in popularity out of 1095 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the most popular for Asian studies students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 45 master's degrees in Asian studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Asian Studies School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your master's degree in Asian studies matters. As an aid in helping you pick the right school for you, we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Asian Studies in the Far Western US Region ranking.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of Asian studies students usually has them for a reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for Asian studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Asian Studies in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in Asian studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Asian Studies Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of San Francisco
San Francisco, CA

18 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In CA

#2 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of San Francisco if you want to pursue a master's degree in Asian studies. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for master's degrees in Asian studies in California.

There were roughly 18 Asian studies students who graduated with this degree at USFCA in the most recent data year.

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2

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

12 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In HI

#1 Best Quality In HI

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in Asian studies has to take a look at University of Hawaii at Manoa. UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in Asian studies in Hawaii.

There were about 12 Asian studies students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in Asian studies from University of Hawaii at Manoa

3

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

8 Annual Master's Degrees

#2 Most Popular In CA

#1 Best Quality In CA

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in Asian studies has to look into University of California - Berkeley. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in Asian studies in California.

There were about 8 Asian studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in Asian studies from University of California - Berkeley

4

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

3 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OR

#1 Best Quality In OR

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in Asian studies needs to take a look at University of Oregon. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in Asian studies in Oregon.

There were about 3 Asian studies students who graduated with this degree at UO in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in Asian studies from University of Oregon

5

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#3 Best Quality In CA

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for master's degrees in Asian studies in California.

There were approximately 2 Asian studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in Asian studies from University of California - Santa Barbara

5

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#3 Most Popular In CA

#4 Best Quality In CA

CSULB is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Long Beach. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for master's degrees in Asian studies in California.

There were roughly 2 Asian studies students who graduated with this degree at CSULB in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in Asian studies from California State University - Long Beach

7

San Diego State University
San Diego, CA

#5 Most Popular In CA

SDSU is a fairly large public university located in the large city of San Diego. More information about a master’s in Asian studies from San Diego State University

Best Asian Studies Colleges by State

Explore the most popular Asian studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	649	30
Oregon	282	2
Hawaii	112	3

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Rankings in Majors Related to Asian Studies

One of 28 majors within the Area Studies area of study, Asian Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Asian Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Latin American Studies	40
East Asian Studies	36
American U.S. Studies	13
Area Studies, Other	7
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies	6
Chinese Studies	6
Japanese Studies	5
South Asian Studies	5
Southeast Asian Studies	5
African Studies	4

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth. More about our data sources and methodologies.