2025 Best East Asian Studies Schools
20
Colleges in the United States
564
East Asian Studies Degrees Awarded
A degree in
east asian studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #535 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 20 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for east asian studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 564 degrees in east asian studies to qualified students.
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Featured East Asian Studies Programs
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Choosing a Great East Asian Studies School
The east asian studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for East Asian Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall East Asian Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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 Studies Rankings by Degree Level
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 East Asian Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.
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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.
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Featured East Asian Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Anthropology
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.
Learn More
Best Schools for East Asian 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 east asian studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
10 Top Schools in East Asian Studies
It is hard to beat Brown University if you want to pursue a degree in east asian studies. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent year we have data available.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In NY
50
East Asian Studies Degrees Awarded
It's difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in east asian studies. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were roughly 50 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in Anthropology
Program Name
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.
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Wellesley College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in east asian studies. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. This college ranks 14th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 4 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In CT
It's difficult to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a degree in east asian studies. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were about 24 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In DC
Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were about 21 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
1st
Most Popular In GA
Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent year we have data available.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In MA
Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Waltham. This university ranks 15th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 9 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.
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Bachelors
Degree Type
BA in History
Program Name
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
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Master's Degree
Highest Degree Type
3rd
Most Popular In CA
Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.
There were about 8 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.
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UCLA is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 13 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year.
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Bachelor's Degree
Highest Degree Type
2nd
Most Popular In NY
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means NYU is a great university overall.
There were about 13 east asian studies students who graduated with this degree at NYU in the most recent data year.
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