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2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major

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Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major

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Japanese Language & Literature is the 453rd most popular major in the country with 1,079 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 12 japanese language & literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,979 and $43,370 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in japanese language & literature. That schools that top this list have a program in japanese language & literature in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for master’s degree japanese language students.

Top 11 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Japanese Language & Literature

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Hawaii at Manoa. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major. University of Hawaii at Manoa is located in Honolulu, Hawaii and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 masters’s japanese language degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of Hawaii at Manoa

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Portland State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major list. Portland State University is a large school located in Portland, Oregon that handed out 4 masters’s japanese language degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at Portland State University

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Washington University in St Louis. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 4 masters’s japanese language degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at WUSTL

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major. University of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution located in Amherst, Massachusetts. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 91%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at UMass Amherst

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Stanford University
Stanford, California

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major. Located in Stanford, California, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified masters’s japanese language students in 2021-2022.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 5 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major ranking. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s japanese language degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Japanese Language & Literature at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major ranking. Indiana University - Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 masters’s japanese language degrees to qualified students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Japanese Language & Literature Report

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DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major list. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s japanese language degrees to 0 students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at DePaul

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University of California - Berkeley ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major list. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s japanese language degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.

Full UC Berkeley Japanese Language & Literature Report

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With a ranking of #9, Brigham Young University - Provo did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major list. BYU is located in Provo, Utah and, has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 masters’s japanese language degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at BYU

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San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California

San Francisco State University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Japanese Language Major list. San Francisco State University is a large school located in San Francisco, California that handed out 15 masters’s japanese language degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Japanese Language & Literature at San Francisco State University

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