Best Schools for East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics

Top colleges ranked by median earnings 2 years after graduation.

30
Schools
$30,626
Avg. Earnings
510
Graduates
#1
U

University of Maryland-College Park

College Park, MD · Public

$50,856
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,773
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 44.8%
#2
U

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private

$46,478
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 10.0%
#3
U

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN · Private

$45,715
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 12.4%
#4
U

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 24.0%
#5
U

University of Wisconsin-Madison

Madison, WI · Public

$42,682
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 43.4%
#6
T

The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TX · Public

$39,369
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 29.1%
#7
B

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT · Private

$39,153
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 69.2%
#8
O

Ohio State University-Main Campus

Columbus, OH · Public

$34,704
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $29,509
Graduates: 50
Acceptance: 50.8%
#9
U

University of California-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Public

$33,993
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,836
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 8.7%
#10
U

University of California-Irvine

Irvine, CA · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $17,240
Graduates: 20
Acceptance: 25.6%
#11
M

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI · Public

$32,925
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,642
Graduates: 17
Acceptance: 83.9%
#12
S

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA · Public

$31,848
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $39,250
Graduates: 34
Acceptance: 96.2%
#13
U

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, HI · Public

$31,462
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $18,654
Graduates: 56
Acceptance: 69.7%
#14
U

University of Massachusetts-Amherst

Amherst, MA · Public

$31,314
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,509
Graduates: 26
Acceptance: 57.8%
#15
A

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Tempe, AZ · Public

$31,305
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $31,738
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 90.2%
#16
U

University of California-Davis

Davis, CA · Public

$30,988
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $32,689
Graduates: 46
Acceptance: 41.6%
#17
U

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR · Public

$30,984
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $26,311
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 85.1%
#18
U

University of Washington-Seattle Campus

Seattle, WA · Public

$29,685
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $28,026
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 42.5%
#19
E

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, MI · Public

$28,598
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 81.3%
#20
C

California State University-Long Beach

Long Beach, CA · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,737
Graduates: 18
Acceptance: 47.1%
#21
B

Ball State University

Muncie, IN · Public

$25,194
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 71.6%
#22
F

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL · Public

$23,649
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $23,928
Graduates: 21
Acceptance: 25.4%
#23
I

Indiana University-Bloomington

Bloomington, IN · Public

$23,579
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $22,558
Graduates: 27
Acceptance: 80.4%
#24
U

University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN · Public

$21,781
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $24,889
Graduates: 51
Acceptance: 77.0%
#25
C

CUNY Queens College

Queens, NY · Public

$20,140
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 68.5%
#26
V

Vassar College

Poughkeepsie, NY · Private

$20,140
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 17.7%
#27
U

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Charlotte, NC · Public

$20,140
2yr Earnings
1yr Earnings: $30,521
Graduates: 23
Acceptance: 80.2%
#28
U

University at Albany

Albany, NY · Public

$19,455
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 69.9%
#29
U

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY · Public

$15,922
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 92.4%
#30
U

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

Pittsburgh, PA · Public

$15,922
2yr Earnings
Acceptance: 49.7%

Data source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard - earnings data for graduates with this field of study.

Earnings: Median earnings 2 years after graduation for students who completed this major.

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