Asian-American Studies

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of Asian population groups who have immigrated to the United States and Canada, or sought refugee asylum, from the colonial period to the present, and including Chinese-Americans, Japanese-Americans, Korean-Americans, Vietnamese-Americans, Cambodian-Americans, and others.

Numbers at a glance

675th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
13
Colleges offer it
103
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
43
Women
60
As a Minor

Asian-American Studies is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 32 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

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O's Insights on Asian-American Studies

  • Major has been stable in popularity over the last 5 years after decreasing prior to that.
  • 92% of graduates come from public universities.

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