East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

Liberal Arts • Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

What is it about?

A general program that focuses on one or more of the languages of East Asia, including, but not limited to, the Sino-Tibetan, Japanese, and Korean languages. Includes instruction in philology; linguistics; dialects and pidgins; literature; and applications to business, science/technology, and other settings.

Numbers at a glance

566th
Popular nationwide
220
Search Rank on O's List
12
Colleges offer it
154
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
65
Women
89

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
The University of Texas at Austin33
University of Kansas28
Indiana University-Bloomington28
Arizona State University-Tempe24
University of California-Berkeley2
Average public university graduating class: 23 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
University of Southern California17
Smith College6
University of Pennsylvania6
Northwestern University4
Yale University2
Austin College2
Washington and Lee University2
Average private university graduating class: 6 students.

O's Insights on East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after being stable prior to that.
  • 75% of graduates come from public universities.

Related Majors

Major Graduates Colleges
Japanese Language and Literature 567 76