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Programs in East Asian Languages and Literatures

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Students with a concentration in East Asian languages and literature study one or more of the languages of East Asia, including, but not limited to, the Sino-Tibetan, Japanese, and Korean languages. It includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Top Schools For East Asian Languages and Literatures Programs

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Yale University

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University of Kansas

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Beloit College

Most Expensive:
University of Chicago

Least Expensive:
Brigham Young University

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Are You Interested? School Name Tuition Size Degrees Granted Degrees Granted By Type
University of Texas - Austin
Austin, TX		$30,006 38,168 60 Bachelor's (44), Master's (14),
Doctoral (2)
UMN
Minneapolis, MN		$15,466 33,236 56 Bachelor's (54), Master's (2),
Doctoral (0)
Columbia University
New York, NY		$41,316 7,693 42 Certificate (9), Master's (28),
Doctoral (5)
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA		$39,183 16,751 42 Bachelor's (40), Master's (1),
Doctoral (1)
University of Florida
Gainesville, FL		$23,744 33,628 36 Bachelor's (36)
Indiana University
Bloomington, IN		$26,160 32,490 34 Bachelor's (34)
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA		$38,970 12,010 32 Bachelor's (15), Master's (9),
Doctoral (8)
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI		$27,343 36,489 31 Bachelor's (31)
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS		$20,175 21,066 27 Bachelor's (26), Master's (1)
University of Hawaii at Manoa
Honolulu, HI		$21,535 13,952 26 Bachelor's (6), Master's (19),
Doctoral (1)
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East Asian Languages and Literatures Statistics

Degree Type BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Certificate 11 3%
Associate Not Available 0%
Bachelor's 266 64%
Master's 92 22%
Doctoral 45 11%
Gender BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Male 205 49%
Female 215 51%
Racial BreakdownNumber of Degrees
Granted Last Year		Percentage
of Total
Asian or Pacific Islander 83 23%
Black or African American 13 4%
Hispanic or Latino 12 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1 0%
White (Non-Hispanic) 237 65%
Other/Unknown 21 6%
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East Asian Languages and Literatures Internships

Job Title:Lauder Institute and Department of East Asian Languages & Civilizations Full-time Lecturer
Description:The nation's first university, Penn is a world-renowned leader in education, research, and innovation. Situated on a beautiful urban campus, it provides access to a multitude of educational, cultural, and recreational opportunities.
Company:University of Pennsylvania
Location:Philadelphia, PA
Posted:5/18/2012
Source:Inside Higher Ed
Job Title:Middle East/Southwest Asia Intern
Description:DESCRIPTION The Middle East/Southwest Asia program offers a great opportunity to work on the most important issues influencing the stability and the politics of the Middle East, with particular focus on Iran, Iraq and the Arabian...
Company:Stimson Center
Location:Washington, DC
Posted:5/25/2012
Source:Stimson Center
Job Title:Southeast Asia Intern
Description:DESCRIPTION The Southeast Asia program at Stimson offers internships throughout the year, with some flexibility regarding exact dates. The program addresses important and timely policy issues concerning Asia from a multidisciplinary...
Company:Stimson Center
Location:Washington, DC
Posted:5/25/2012
Source:Stimson Center

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How do we get our information? Find out here or report an error here. The statistics on our site are from the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS database.
We update this information twice annually, most recently in May 2012, but it may not be the most recent information available for a particular school.
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