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2025 Best East Asian Languages Schools in New York

5 Colleges in New York
151 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$28,844 Avg Early-Career Salary
East Asian Languages is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #188 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 5 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best East Asian Languages Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 151 degrees in east asian languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School

Best East Asian Languages Schools in New York The east asian program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for East Asian Languages rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for east asian languages schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

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 Languages Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in East Asian
Master's Degrees in East Asian
Doctor's Degrees in East Asian

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best East Asian Languages Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for East Asian Languages in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of east asian degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in East Asian

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In NY
39 East Asian Degrees Awarded

Any student who is interested in east asian languages needs to take a look at Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.

There were about 39 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent year we have data available.

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Hamilton College
Clinton, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY

Every student who is interested in east asian languages needs to take a look at Hamilton College. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Clinton, Hamilton is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #138 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Hamilton is a great college overall.

There were roughly 5 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Hamilton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In NY
43.8% Growth in Graduates

Vassar College is a good decision for students interested in a degree in east asian languages. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, Vassar is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 38th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 16 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Vassar in the most recent data year.

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Hunter College
New York, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
37 East Asian Degrees Awarded
62.2% Growth in Graduates

Hunter College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in east asian languages. Hunter is a very large public college located in the large city of New York. This college ranks 30th out of 136 schools for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were about 37 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Hunter in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the east asian program earn about $26,571 in their early career salary.

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Queens College
Queens, NY
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In NY

QC is a large public college located in the city of Queens. This college ranks 52nd out of 136 colleges for overall quality in the state of New York.

There were roughly 12 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at QC in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 334 86
Maryland 279 35
New Jersey 273 21
District of Columbia 188 18
Delaware 175 6

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One of 18 majors within the Foreign Languages & Linguistics area of study, East Asian Languages has other similar majors worth exploring.

East Asian Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Chinese Language & Literature 90
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 44
Japanese Language & Literature 17

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 846
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 591
Classical Languages & Literature 97
American Sign Language 75
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 73
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 60
Germanic Languages 49
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 20
Second Language Learning 12
Native American Languages 2

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