Chinese Language and Literature

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the languages of China and associated dialects and literature. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Numbers at a glance

393rd

Popular nationwide

205

Search Rank on O's List

Colleges offer it

431

Graduates (2018-19)

As a Minor

Chinese Language and Literature is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 202 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates

Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type

Median Graduating Class by College Type

Number of Colleges by Size

Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates

CUNY Hunter College	21
University of Rhode Island	20
University of Hawaii at Manoa	16
United States Military Academy	16
University of California-Los Angeles	15
CUNY Queens College	14
San Francisco State University	13
United States Naval Academy	12
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	11
University of Mississippi	11

Average public university graduating class: 8 students.

Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates

Williams College	10
Brigham Young University-Provo	9
Hamilton College	8
Georgetown University	8
Bates College	7
St Olaf College	5
Concordia College at Moorhead	5
Middlebury College	5
Wellesley College	5
Wofford College	5

Average private university graduating class: 3 students.

O's Insights on Chinese Language and Literature

Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
70% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major	Graduates	Colleges
Japanese Language and Literature	567	76