2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in East Asian languages. It is ranked #217 out of 326 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the most popular for East Asian languages students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 19 master's degrees in East Asian languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School for Your Master's Degree

The East Asian master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality East Asian languages program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for East Asian languages.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in East Asian languages.

Most Well Attended Schools for East Asian Students Working on Their Master's

1

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

7 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In WI

#1 Best Quality In WI

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in East Asian languages. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in East Asian languages in Wisconsin.

There were about 7 East Asian languages individuals who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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2

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

6 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In OH

#1 Best Quality In OH

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Ohio State University - Main Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in East Asian languages. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in East Asian languages in Ohio.

There were roughly 6 East Asian languages individuals who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in East Asian languages from Ohio State University - Main Campus

3

Indiana University - Bloomington
Bloomington, IN

5 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In IN

#1 Best Quality In IN

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Indiana University - Bloomington if you want to pursue a master's degree in East Asian languages. IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in East Asian languages in Indiana.

There were roughly 5 East Asian languages individuals who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year.

More information about a master’s in East Asian languages from Indiana University - Bloomington

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

1 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Most Popular In MI

#1 Best Quality In MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a popular option for individuals interested in a master's degree in East Asian languages. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for master's degrees in East Asian languages in Michigan.

There were approximately 1 East Asian languages individuals who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a master’s in East Asian languages from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

5

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

#2 Most Popular In MI

Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in East Asian languages from Western Michigan University

5

University of Chicago
Chicago, IL

#1 Most Popular In IL

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in East Asian languages from University of Chicago

5

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

#1 Most Popular In IL

Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. More information about a master’s in East Asian languages from DePaul University

Best East Asian Languages Colleges by State

Explore the most popular East Asian languages colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Illinois	219	4
Michigan	203	2
Ohio	195	12
Indiana	181	2
Wisconsin	166	7

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Rankings in Majors Related to East Asian

East Asian Languages is one of 17 different types of Foreign Languages & Linguistics programs to choose from.

East Asian Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Chinese Language & Literature	8
Other East Asian Languages	7
Japanese Language & Literature	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	164
Romance Languages	144
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages	25
Classical Languages & Literature	24
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages	15
Germanic Languages	13
Second Language Learning	4
South Asian Languages	1

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.