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2025 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges in the Plains States Region
113 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.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 113 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 the Plains States Region 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

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 East Asian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college 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 the Plains States Region

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 Plains States Region Schools in East Asian

1
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
35 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$29,219 Median Starting Salary

It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were about 35 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year. After graduating, east asian degree recipients usually make about $29,219 in the first five years of their career.

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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$27,328 Median Starting Salary

St Olaf College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in east asian languages. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Northfield. This college ranks 6th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were about 18 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, east asian degree recipients typically earn an average of $27,328 at the beginning of their careers.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS

Every student who is interested in east asian languages needs to take a look at University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. This university ranks 1st out of 44 schools for overall quality in the state of Kansas.

There were about 19 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best east asian languages colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 94
Missouri 283 22
Kansas 266 28
Iowa 264 1
North Dakota 210 0

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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
Other East Asian Languages 35
Japanese Language & Literature 32
Chinese Language & Literature 25
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 19
Korean Language & Literature 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 933
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 538
American Sign Language 214
Classical Languages & Literature 104
Germanic Languages 102
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 39
Second Language Learning 18
Native American Languages 11
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 9
South Asian Languages 5

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