Doctor’s Degrees in East Asian Studies
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Featured East Asian Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Education Levels of East Asian Studies Majors
During the most recent year for which data is available, 22 people earned their doctor's degree in east asian studies. This earns it the #387 spot on the list of the most popular doctor's degree programs in the nation.
The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in east asian studies at each degree level.
Education Level | Number of Grads |
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Master’s Degree | 193 |
Doctor’s Degree | 22 |
Graduate Certificate | 2 |
Earnings of East Asian Studies Majors With Doctor’s Degrees
At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.
Student Debt
We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for east asian studies students who are doctor's degree holders.
Student Diversity
More men than women pursue doctor's degrees in east asian studies. About 54.5% of graduates in this field are male.
Gender | Number of Grads |
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Men | 12 |
Women | 10 |

The racial-ethnic distribution of east asian studies doctor’s degree students is as follows:
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
White | 3 |
International Students | 15 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |

Most Popular East Asian Studies Programs for Doctor’s Degrees
There are 8 colleges that offer a doctor’s degree in east asian studies. Learn more about the most popular 8 below:
The most popular school in the United States for east asian studies students seekinga doctor's degree is Harvard University. Roughly 30,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $54,269 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $54,032 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 12 people received their doctor's degree in east asian studies from Harvard. Of these students, 43% were women and 29% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.
University of Arizona is the 2nd most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in east asian studies. Each year, around 45,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,546 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,718 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their doctor's degree in east asian studies from University of Arizona.
The 2nd most popular school in the country for east asian studies majors who are seeking their doctor's degree is Princeton University. Roughly 7,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $59,710 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $59,710 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 2 people received their doctor's degree in east asian studies from Princeton. About 33% of this group were women, and 11% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a doctor's degree in east asian studies. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $14,768 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $15,545 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 1 people received their doctor's degree in east asian studies from UIUC.
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References
*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.
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