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2024 Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region

4 Colleges in the Plains States Region
150 East Asian Degrees Awarded
$24,889 Avg Early-Career Salary
East Asian Languages is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #188 out of the 395 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 150 degrees in east asian languages during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great East Asian Languages School

Best East Asian Languages Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of east asian languages 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 east asian languages 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.

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 Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for East Asian Languages in the Plains States Region

The schools below may not offer all types of east asian degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Plains States Region Schools in East Asian

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
51 East Asian Degrees Awarded
3.9% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you wish to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.

There were approximately 51 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Soon after graduation, east asian degree recipients generally earn an average of $24,889 in the first five years of their career.

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St Olaf College
Northfield, MN
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In MN
20.8% Growth in Graduates

St Olaf College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in east asian languages. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the town of Northfield. This college ranks 6th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 24 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year.

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University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS
Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In KS
30.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in east asian languages needs to look into University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the city of Lawrence. A Best Colleges rank of #141 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means KU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 30 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at KU in the most recent year we have data available.

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Grinnell College
Grinnell, IA
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In IA

It is hard to beat Grinnell College if you want to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the town of Grinnell, Grinnell is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #103 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Grinnell is a great college overall.

There were roughly 1 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Grinnell in the most recent data year.

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4
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MN

It's difficult to beat Gustavus Adolphus College if you wish to pursue a degree in east asian languages. Located in the fringe town of Saint Peter, Gustavus Adolphus is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 29th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were approximately 1 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Gustavus Adolphus in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In MN

Located in the medium-sized suburb of Moorhead, Concordia College Moorhead is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 20th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.

There were roughly 1 east asian languages students who graduated with this degree at Concordia College Moorhead in the most recent data year.

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Best East Asian Languages Colleges by State

Explore the best east asian languages colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 284 94
Missouri 283 22
Kansas 266 28
Iowa 264 1
North Dakota 210 0

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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
Other East Asian Languages 51
Chinese Language & Literature 44
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 30
Japanese Language & Literature 22
Korean Language & Literature 3

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Romance Languages 1,039
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 551
American Sign Language 165
Germanic Languages 130
Classical Languages & Literature 96
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 49
South Asian Languages 17
Second Language Learning 11
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 9
Native American Languages 8

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