by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended East Asian Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
East Asian Languages is the 188th most popular major in the country with 2,293 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, East Asian languages graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $28,485 and had an average of $22,162 in loans still to pay off.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended East Asian Major” ranking, we looked at 187 colleges that offer a degree in East Asian languages. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular East Asian languages programs in the United States.
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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 “Most Well Attended East Asian Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for east asian students.
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 Most Well Attended East Asian Major. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 103 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.5% 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%.
Out of the 187 schools in the Most Well Attended East Asian Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Columbus, Ohio, this large public school handed out 70 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 94%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Ohio State University - Main Campus East Asian Languages Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major. Located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, this large public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 93%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 46 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended East Asian Major. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large public school handed out 42 degrees to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Bloomington, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.4% 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 East Asian Languages at Indiana University - Bloomington
University of Oregon landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. This large school is located in Eugene, Oregon, and it awarded 38 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Oregon
University of Colorado Boulder did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Boulder, Colorado, and it awarded 36 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about East Asian Languages at University of Colorado Boulder
University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #8. UNC Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 36 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 85%.
With a ranking of #10, Pasadena City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Pasadena, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 35 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at Pasadena City College
Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #10. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 42 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% 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 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
University of California - Davis came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. UC Davis is a large school located in Davis, California that handed out 33 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of California - Davis
Brigham Young University - Provo came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. BYU is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Provo, Utah. It awarded 33 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, 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 92%.
With a ranking of #14, San Francisco State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Located in San Francisco, California, this large public school handed out 31 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
Full San Francisco State University East Asian Languages Report
University of Pennsylvania landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 30 degrees to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% 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 impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Pennsylvania
With a ranking of #16, University of Rhode Island did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. This fairly large school is located in Kingston, Rhode Island, and it awarded 29 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Rhode Island
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #16 on this year’s Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Located in Amherst, Massachusetts, this large public school awarded 35 degrees to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of Massachusetts Amherst
University of Kansas came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. University of Kansas is located in Lawrence, Kansas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 30 ’s East Asian degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.
University of California - Berkeley did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking, coming in at #18. UC Berkeley is a public institution located in Berkeley, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 28 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 96%.
Read full report on East Asian Languages at University of California - Berkeley
University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Madison, Wisconsin is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s East Asian degrees to 51 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 95%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of Southern California ranked #20 on this year’s Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. USC is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 27 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, 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 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
With a ranking of #22, Florida State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Florida State University is a large public school situated in Tallahassee, Florida. It awarded 26 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, 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 95%.
University of North Texas came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. Located in Denton, Texas, this large public school handed out 25 diplomas to qualified ’s East Asian students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
With a ranking of #23, Portland State University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major list. Portland State University is a public institution located in Portland, Oregon. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
St Olaf College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended East Asian Major ranking. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Northfield, Minnesota. It awarded 24 ’s East Asian degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.8% 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%.
Not only did these schools make the top 31 list, but they also landed in the top 15% of this year’s ranking:
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