2024 Best East Asian Languages Master's Degree Schools in California

East Asian Languagesmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #224 out of the 343 majors we look at each year. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best East Asian Languages Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 14 master's degrees in east asian languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on east asian languages students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other east asian languages students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt east asian languages students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized east asian languages related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for east asian languages students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank East Asian Languages Schools

The east asian school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best East Asian Languages Master's Degree Schools in California.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study East Asian Languages in California

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for east asian languages students seeking a a master's degree.

Top California Schools for a Master's in East Asian

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

2 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in east asian languages. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in east asian languages from University of California - Berkeley

2

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

5 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat San Francisco State University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in east asian languages. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in east asian languages from San Francisco State University

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	183	7
Oregon	158	5
Hawaii	85	8

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East Asian Languages Related Rankings by Major

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

East Asian Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Chinese Language & Literature	12
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	1
Japanese Language & Literature	1

Most Popular Majors Related to East Asian

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	182
Romance Languages	128
Germanic Languages	11
Classical Languages & Literature	8
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	5
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	2

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.