Chinese Studies degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #997 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for chinese studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 75 degrees in chinese studies to qualified students.
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Your choice of chinese studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Chinese Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Chinese Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Chinese Studies in the United States
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the chinese studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Fordham University is a wonderful choice for students pursuing a degree in chinese studies. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #67 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Fordham U is a great university overall.
There were about 1 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at Fordham U in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student pursuing a degree in chinese studies has to look into William & Mary. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. This school ranks 5th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were roughly 5 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
It is hard to beat University of Washington - Seattle Campus if you wish to pursue a degree in chinese studies. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #44 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 2 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat University of Richmond if you wish to pursue a degree in chinese studies. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of University of Richmond. This university ranks 6th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 1 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at URichmond in the most recent data year.
UofSC is a very large public university located in the city of Columbia. This university ranks 1st out of 45 colleges for overall quality in the state of South Carolina.
There were approximately 6 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
UC Irvine is a very large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were roughly 8 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
Located in the medium-sized city of Albany, UAlbany is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 27th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.
There were approximately 2 chinese studies students who graduated with this degree at UAlbany in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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Your choice of chinese studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Chinese Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
