2024 Best Japanese Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in japanese language & literature, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #621 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Japanese Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 3 doctor's degrees in japanese language & literature during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Japanese Language & Literature School for Your Doctor's Degree

The japanese language doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality japanese language program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to japanese language & literature students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of japanese language & literature students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized japanese language & literature related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for japanese language & literature students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Japanese Language & Literature Doctor's Degree Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Japanese Language & Literature in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for japanese language & literature students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Schools for a Doctorate in Japanese Language

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Madison if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in japanese language & literature. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in japanese language & literature from University of Wisconsin - Madison

2

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

University of California - Berkeley is a great decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in japanese language & literature. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in japanese language & literature from University of California - Berkeley

3

University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of Hawaii at Manoa is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in japanese language & literature. UH Manoa is a large public university located in the large city of Honolulu.More information about a doctorate in japanese language & literature from University of Hawaii at Manoa

Japanese Language & Literature by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Rankings in Majors Related to Japanese Language

One of 5 majors within the East Asian Languages area of study, Japanese Language & Literature has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Japanese Language

Related Major	Annual Graduates
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	32
Other East Asian Languages	13
Chinese Language & Literature	8
Korean Language & Literature	1

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 Betoseha. More about our data sources and methodologies.