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2025 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region

5 Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
384 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$28,844 Avg Early-Career Salary
When it comes to popularity, east asian languages sits in the middle of the road, ranking #188 out of 395 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for east asian languages students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 384 degrees in east asian languages to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School

Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region Your choice of east asian languages school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall East Asian Languages School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Pick Your East Asian Languages Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in East Asian
Master's Degrees in East Asian
Doctor's Degrees in East Asian

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 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Great Lakes Region list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for East Asian Languages in the Great Lakes Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the east asian degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in East Asian

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$71,769 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in east asian languages needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the large suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Notre Dame is a great university overall.

There were about 18 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Notre Dame in the most recent year we have data available. East Asian Languages degree recipients from University of Notre Dame receive an earnings boost of about $42,925 above the average earnings of east asian languages graduates.

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Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In WI
90 East Asian Degrees Awarded

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a wonderful choice for students interested in a 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 university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.

There were approximately 90 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent year we have data available.

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3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
59 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$28,109 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is a wonderful decision for students pursuing a degree in east asian languages. Ohio State is a very large public university located in the city of Columbus. This university ranks 1st out of 91 colleges for overall quality in the state of Ohio.

There were approximately 59 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Ohio State in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the east asian program state that they receive average early career earnings of $28,109.

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Michigan State crest
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$27,856 Median Starting Salary

Michigan State University is a great decision for students interested in a degree in east asian languages. Located in the small city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 56 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.

There were approximately 11 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Michigan State in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the east asian program make around $27,856 in the first couple years of working.

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5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
39 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$27,349 Median Starting Salary

IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington. A Best Colleges rank of #30 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means IU Bloomington is a great university overall.

There were roughly 39 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at IU Bloomington in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, east asian degree recipients usually earn around $27,349 in the first five years of their career.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best east asian languages schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 55
Ohio 314 83
Illinois 304 27
Indiana 294 89
Wisconsin 273 42

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

East Asian Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Japanese Language & Literature 157
Chinese Language & Literature 145
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 41
Other East Asian Languages 25
Korean Language & Literature 16

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Majors Similar to East Asian

Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 2,297
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 772
American Sign Language 457
Germanic Languages 299
Classical Languages & Literature 252
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 134
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 96
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 81
Second Language Learning 15
Southeast Asian & Pacific Languages 9

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