If you're seeking a degree in japanese studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #1058 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for japanese studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 68 degrees in japanese studies during the 2021-2022 academic year.
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 Japanese Studies Schools list to help you make the college decision.
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Best Schools for Japanese 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 japanese studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of California - San Diego if you wish to pursue a degree in japanese studies. UCSD is a very large public university located in the city of La Jolla. This university ranks 8th out of 168 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 19 japanese studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSD in the most recent data year.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in japanese studies. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were roughly 4 japanese studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
DePaul University is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in japanese studies. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 7th out of 85 schools for overall quality in the state of Illinois.
There were approximately 3 japanese studies students who graduated with this degree at DePaul in the most recent data year.
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.
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