Korean Language & Literature degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #1021 out of the 1506 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 7 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of korean language & literature. Combined, these schools handed out 117 degrees in korean language & literature to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Korean Language & Literature School
Your choice of korean language & literature 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 korean language & literature 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.
Korean Language & Literature Rankings by Degree Level
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Korean Language & Literature Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Korean Language & Literature in the United States
The schools below may not offer all types of korean language & literature degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student pursuing a degree in korean language & literature has to look into University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were roughly 5 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
George Washington University is a good choice for students pursuing a degree in korean language & literature. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #49 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means GWU is a great university overall.More information about a degree in korean language & literature from George Washington University
Any student who is interested in korean language & literature needs to check out University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UW Seattle is a great university overall.
There were about 5 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent data year.
Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in korean language & literature. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 2nd out of 96 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.
There were approximately 7 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.
BYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of Provo. This university ranks 1st out of 13 colleges for overall quality in the state of Utah.
There were approximately 10 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at BYU in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 12th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were approximately 2 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent year we have data available.
UH Manoa is a fairly large public university located in the city of Honolulu. This university ranks 2nd out of 12 colleges for overall quality in the state of Hawaii.
There were about 29 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UH Manoa in the most recent data year.
UC Irvine is a fairly large public university located in the city of Irvine. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were approximately 11 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent year we have data available.
Rutgers New Brunswick is a fairly large public university located in the small city of New Brunswick. This university ranks 3rd out of 44 colleges for overall quality in the state of New Jersey.
There were roughly 2 korean language & literature students who graduated with this degree at Rutgers New Brunswick in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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