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2025 Best East Asian Languages Schools in California

8 Colleges in California
587 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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 8 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for east asian languages students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 587 degrees in east asian languages annually.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School

Best East Asian Languages Schools in California Your choice of east asian languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your East Asian Languages 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 California 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 California

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 California Schools in East Asian

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In CA

It is difficult to beat University of California - Berkeley if you wish to pursue a degree in east asian languages. UC Berkeley is a very large public university located in the city of Berkeley. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.

There were about 21 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent year we have data available.

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2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
46 East Asian Degrees Awarded
6.5% Growth in Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in east asian languages. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.

There were about 46 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the east asian program report average early career wages of $23,980.

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3
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In CA

University of Southern California is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in east asian languages. USC is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #13 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means USC is a great university overall.

There were approximately 19 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
40 East Asian Degrees Awarded
17.5% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat University of California - Davis if you want to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 40 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the east asian program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,997.

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5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA
13.6% Growth in Graduates

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #47 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UCSB is a great university overall.

There were about 22 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.

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6
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 East Asian Degrees Awarded
3.1% Growth in Graduates

SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Francisco. This university ranks 30th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 32 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the east asian program earn about $19,861 in the first couple years of working.

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7
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
9th Most Popular In CA

Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 28th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were about 8 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.

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8
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
17th Most Popular In CA
62.5% Growth in Graduates

Located in the large suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 41st out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.

There were roughly 24 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Cal State Fullerton in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best East Asian Languages Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Washington 300 88
Oregon 266 68
Hawaii 164 103
Alaska 119 10

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East Asian Languages is one of 18 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

East Asian Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Japanese Language & Literature 390
Chinese Language & Literature 127
Korean Language & Literature 37
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 22
Other East Asian Languages 11

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 2,753
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 1,534
American Sign Language 609
Second Language Learning 138
Classical Languages & Literature 103
Germanic Languages 86
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 85
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 72
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 38
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 5

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