2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Japanese Studies in California

Japanese Studiesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #787 out of the 1137 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the most popular for Japanese studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11 bachelor's degrees in Japanese studies to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for Japanese studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Japanese Studies in California

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Japanese Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of California - San Diego
La Jolla, CA

11 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in Japanese studies. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public university with a fairly large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for bachelor's degrees in Japanese studies in California. More information about a bachelor’s in Japanese studies from University of California - San Diego

2

Saint Mary's College of California
Moraga, CA

Saint Mary's College of California is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in Japanese studies. Located in the suburb of Moraga, SMC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in Japanese studies from Saint Mary’s College of California

Best Japanese Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Japanese Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	527	0
Oregon	330	7
Hawaii	177	8

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Japanese Studies Related Rankings by Major

Japanese Studies is one of 28 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Japanese Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies	234
Asian Studies	171
Latin American Studies	76
East Asian Studies	33
Area Studies, Other	31
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	27
Russian Studies	13
Italian Studies	13
European Studies	11
Chinese Studies	9

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.