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General East Asian Languages Major

General East Asian Languages

73 Master's Degrees Annually
32 Doctor's Degrees Annually
#585 in Popularity (Master's)

Types of Degrees General East Asian Languages Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many east asian languages, literatures, and linguistics, general graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 101
Doctor’s Degree 33
Graduate Certificate 8

What Can You Do With a General East Asian Languages Major?

People with a general east asian languages degree often go into the following careers:

Job Title Job Growth Rate Median Salary
Foreign Language and Literature Professors 11.7% $67,640
Interpreters and Translators 17.7% $49,930

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in General East Asian Languages?

101 Master's Degrees Annually
72% Percent Women
25% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The major attracts more women than men. About 72% of the recent graduates in this field are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of general east asian languages majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 17
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 12
International Students 63
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Geographic Diversity

General East Asian Languages appeals to people across the globe. About 62.4% of those with this major are international students.

Online General East Asian Languages Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 1 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 0 0
Associate’s Degree 0 0
Bachelor’s Degree 1 0
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 14 0
Post-Master’s 1 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 14 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to general east asian languages.

Major Number of Grads
Japanese Language & Literature 876
Chinese Language & Literature 622
Korean Language & Literature 119
Other East Asian Languages 113

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities 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 racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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